Besides Ukraine, the UN security Council on the rights of non-permanent members were elected as Egypt, Senegal, Uruguay and Japan.
Today during the session of the UN General Assembly elected the five non-permanent members of the UN security Council for the period 2016-2017. Ukraine entered the top five.
The presiding judge announced that the number of ballot papers during the vote for Ukraine amounted to 192, one ballot was recognized invalid number of abstentions - 14. In order to be elected non-permanent member of security Council of UNO, Ukraine had to score 2/3, or 118 votes. Accordingly, it was announced that the Ukraine was given to 177 votes, which caused in the hall applause.
The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said earlier that Ukraine expects a positive result of the vote. According to him, the decision on obtaining the status of a non-permanent member of the security Council for Ukraine is extremely important with the current challenges.
Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin also said that he is absolutely confident of success of Ukraine in the elections. "We fight, we talk to each country in real time," he said.
"It became a non-permanent member of the UN security Council, Ukraine will have the right to convene the security Council, to shape the agenda"
The composition of the UN security Council on the rights of non-permanent members, also includes Egypt, Senegal, Uruguay, Japan. These countries were previously endorsed by regional groups and gone to elections without competitors. When electing new non-permanent members of the security Council leave Jordan, Nigeria, Lithuania, Chad and Chile.
The lack of opponents did not mean that the victory was assured, although the chances of these countries were very high. For election to the security Council, like any other the main organ of the UN, the country had to go through the procedure of secret ballot. It was necessary, even if it enlisted the support of its regional group and had no rivals, reports UN Radio.
If the candidate has not received two-thirds votes in the first round, we would have to place second and more - complex procedural rules.
Ukraine throughout its history have twice been a non-permanent member of the UN security Council in 1948-1949, 1984-1985, and 2000 - 2001.
Recall that members of the UN security Council comprises 15 countries. Five are permanent members of the UN and 10 non-permanent, elected for two years.
Became a non-permanent member of the UN security Council, Ukraine will have the right to convene the UN security Council, shaping the agenda, our country will be eligible to vote during progolosovano of the security Council.
According to article 24 of the UN Charter, "to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its members confer on the security Council primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security and agree that in the performance of its duties under this responsibility the security Council acts on their behalf".
Over 60 member States of the UN have never been members of the security Council. A state that is a member of the UN, but is not a member of the security Council may participate, without vote, in the discussions when the Council considers that the matter affects the interests of the state. The Council determines the conditions of participation of a state not being a member.
Source: http://news.liga.net/
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