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Mozambique was unanimously elected recently as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Mozambique received one hundred ninety-two votes in the African and Asia-Pacific groups. It will succeed in Kenya. Mozambique is getting this opportunity for the first time. The official language of the Southern African country is Portuguese
Mozambique was unanimously elected recently as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. Mozambique received one hundred ninety-two votes in the African and Asia-Pacific groups. It will succeed in Kenya. Mozambique is getting this opportunity for the first time. The official language of the Southern African country is Portuguese
The new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council will assume office from the 1st of January 2023. Their mandate will end on 31st December 2024. Reacting to the election, Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, said that his country would try to contribute to building peace in the world, advocating dialogue and multilateralism.
Other than Mozambique, The United Nations General Assembly elected Ecuador, Japan, Malta, and Switzerland to the U.N. Security Council. All five countries ran unopposed for a spot on the 15-member body. They will replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, and Norway.
To ensure geographical representation, seats are allocated on a regional basis. Even if candidates are running unopposed in their group, they still need to win the support of more than two-thirds of the General Assembly. Ecuador received 190 votes, Japan 184, Malta 185, Mozambique 192, and Switzerland 187.
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The Security Council is the only U.N. body that can make legally binding decisions like imposing sanctions and authorizing the use of force. It has five permanent veto-wielding members: the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia. The Security Council consists of 15 countries.
