UN Security Council: New members begin their two year tenure
India, Colombia, Germany, Portugal and South Africa begin two-year tenure as non-permanent members of UNSC.
UNITED NATIONS:
India, Colombia, Germany, Portugal and South Africa began their two-year tenure on Saturday as non-permanent members of the United Nations (UN) Security Council, with the world watching how some of the aspirants for the permanent seats work to accomplish their goal.
Elected by the UN General Assembly on October 12, the five new members took their seats on New Year day. The Security Council has remained unchanged since its membership expanded from 11 to 15 nations in 1963. Efforts to reform the Council, undertaken since 1979, have made little progress. Five permanent members, China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States, hold veto power.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 3rd, 2011.
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