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- Recently India, Norway, Ireland, Mexico and Kenya were elected as the non-permanent members of the UNSC for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2021.
- Each year, the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members (out of ten in total) for a two-year term.
- Previously, India was elected for the years 1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and most recently in 2011-2012.
- The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the member states' names.
- India will assume the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of August in 2021.
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