UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly elected Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Germany, Indonesia and South Africa on Friday to serve as non-permanent participants on the Security Council for two years starting in January.
All but 3 of the 193 UN member states solid paper ballots. Germany and the Dominican Republic each and every bought 184 votes. South Africa were given 183 votes, Belgium 181 and 144 went to Indonesia.
"Belgium will make sure to be a constructive, reliable and open partner during its mandate at the council and for the international community as a whole," Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said in a commentary.
The Belgian government said it was once joining the council at a "pivotal moment."
"It's a period when multilateralism no longer seems obvious to all, with some even questioning it, even as the planet is confronted with multiple global challenges, including climate change, the (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, the fight against terrorism and illegal migration."
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country was once "humbled and honored by the confidence the international community has demonstrated in our capability to contribute to the resolution of global challenges."
He additionally expressed concerns about "the emergence of unilateralism and its attendant threat to the international rules-based system."
There are 15 participants on the UN Security Council, including the five everlasting ones -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- and 10 non-permanent participants, part of which are elected each and every yr.
Each candidate country had to safe two thirds of the votes in an effort to clinch a seat.
The Dominican Republic will take its first turn on the Security Council, while the opposite nations chosen have served before.
Belgium and Germany bought the 2 seats for the Western Europe and Others Group after Israel dropped out of the competition.
The Maldives, with simplest 46 votes, misplaced out to Indonesia for the Asia Pacific regional staff's seat.
The African Union made a deal to see that South Africa was once elected, while the Dominican Republic took up Latin America's spot after a identical consensus in that regional staff.
The five new participants will change Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and Sweden on the council.
Just before taking over their tasks, the elected states get intense training about Security Council protocol and customs.
The ambassadors will each and every preside over the council for a month during their mandate.
Each regional bloc has its personal procedure for Security Council applicants. For some, "it's first come, first served," and countries often search a seat very early on, a diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"You can put forward your candidacy for 10 years," the diplomat added, regardless that others can challenge that spot.
For the present election, "Israel in the end decided to withdraw because it understood it stood no chance and could face humiliation with 30, 40 or even 50 votes maximum," which would trigger its computerized removing, the diplomat defined.
In the Western Europe staff, there is not any agreement on who can get a spot. "As soon as it leaves the council after a term, Germany systematically puts forward its candidacy for six or seven years later," the diplomat said.
So before looking for a seat, a country seems at the competition already indexed.
The diplomat noted that the Africa staff has a "very sophisticated" procedure in an effort to always have 3 seats at the council, including one Arab country.
All but 3 of the 193 UN member states solid paper ballots. Germany and the Dominican Republic each and every bought 184 votes. South Africa were given 183 votes, Belgium 181 and 144 went to Indonesia.
"Belgium will make sure to be a constructive, reliable and open partner during its mandate at the council and for the international community as a whole," Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders said in a commentary.
The Belgian government said it was once joining the council at a "pivotal moment."
"It's a period when multilateralism no longer seems obvious to all, with some even questioning it, even as the planet is confronted with multiple global challenges, including climate change, the (UN) Sustainable Development Goals, the fight against terrorism and illegal migration."
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country was once "humbled and honored by the confidence the international community has demonstrated in our capability to contribute to the resolution of global challenges."
He additionally expressed concerns about "the emergence of unilateralism and its attendant threat to the international rules-based system."
There are 15 participants on the UN Security Council, including the five everlasting ones -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- and 10 non-permanent participants, part of which are elected each and every yr.
Each candidate country had to safe two thirds of the votes in an effort to clinch a seat.
The Dominican Republic will take its first turn on the Security Council, while the opposite nations chosen have served before.
Belgium and Germany bought the 2 seats for the Western Europe and Others Group after Israel dropped out of the competition.
The Maldives, with simplest 46 votes, misplaced out to Indonesia for the Asia Pacific regional staff's seat.
The African Union made a deal to see that South Africa was once elected, while the Dominican Republic took up Latin America's spot after a identical consensus in that regional staff.
The five new participants will change Bolivia, Ethiopia, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and Sweden on the council.
Just before taking over their tasks, the elected states get intense training about Security Council protocol and customs.
The ambassadors will each and every preside over the council for a month during their mandate.
Each regional bloc has its personal procedure for Security Council applicants. For some, "it's first come, first served," and countries often search a seat very early on, a diplomat said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"You can put forward your candidacy for 10 years," the diplomat added, regardless that others can challenge that spot.
For the present election, "Israel in the end decided to withdraw because it understood it stood no chance and could face humiliation with 30, 40 or even 50 votes maximum," which would trigger its computerized removing, the diplomat defined.
In the Western Europe staff, there is not any agreement on who can get a spot. "As soon as it leaves the council after a term, Germany systematically puts forward its candidacy for six or seven years later," the diplomat said.
So before looking for a seat, a country seems at the competition already indexed.
The diplomat noted that the Africa staff has a "very sophisticated" procedure in an effort to always have 3 seats at the council, including one Arab country.
UN Security Council elects Germany, Indonesia, South Africa and 2 others as new members
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