On January 3, Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland joined the UN Security Council. The last two countries received seats in the Security Council for the first time — the UN press service

The UN Security Council consists of 15 countries.  Among them, five — China, France, Russia, Great Britain and the United States - are permanent members with veto power. The other ten members are elected by the General Assembly of 193 countries for a two-year term.

In the elections 192 UN member states participated. Five new members of the Security Council were elected in July 2022. 

The newly elected countries will take the seats of India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico and Norway. On Tuesday, January 3, the new members of the Security Council planted their national flags alongside the flags of other members.

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