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UN Security Council - Six countries
January 6 , 2018
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- Six countries formally joined the ranks of the non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
- The six countries are Equatorial Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kuwait, Peru, Poland and the Netherlands.
- The Non-Permanent Members are selected for 2 year life time in a cyclical manner by UNGA.
- The six countries who left the UN Security Council on December 31 are Egypt, Italy, Japan, Senegal, Ukraine and Uruguay.
- The UN Security Council has 15 members, including five with permanent seats who have the power to veto resolutions - Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.
- The Non-Permanent Members don’t have any Veto power.
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