They are going to change Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, whose phrases finish on 31 December.
In a secret poll, the elected international locations secured the required two-thirds majority of Member States current and voting within the 193-member Common Meeting.
The brand new members will be part of current non-permanent members Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia, whose phrases began on 1 January. The 5 everlasting Council members, every wielding veto energy, are China, France, Russia, the UK and the US.
Beneath the UN Constitution, the 15-member Safety Council holds major accountability for sustaining worldwide peace and safety, and all Member States are obligated to adjust to its choices.
Regional teams
The ten non-permanent seats on the Safety Council are distributed in line with 4 regional groupings: Africa and Asia; Japanese Europe; Latin America and the Caribbean; and the Western European and different States group.
The candidates this yr vied for 5 seats beneath three regional teams: two for African and Asia-Pacific (one every); one for Latin America and the Caribbean; and two for Western Europe and different States.
The newly elected members have been endorsed by their respective regional teams and ran largely uncontested.
Vote tally
Total, 190 Member States participated within the election, which required solely a single spherical of balloting.
Within the African and Asia-Pacific group, Pakistan acquired 182 votes and Somalia garnered 179 votes, with 5 international locations abstaining.
Within the Latin America and the Caribbean group, Panama obtained 183 votes and Argentina one, with six international locations abstaining.
Within the Western European and different States group, Denmark acquired 184 votes, Greece 182 votes, and Italy and Norway every receiving one vote; two international locations abstained.
