India elected as a non-permanent member of the UN’s security Council
India elected as a non-permanent member of the
UN’s security Council
India has been elected as a non-permanent
member of the United nations Security Council, will serve as the president of
the powerful 15-nation United Nations body for the month of August, 2021. 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. According
to the information released by the office of the UN spokesperson, India will
assume the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of August next
year.
The countries Norway, Ireland, Mexico, Kenya
including India have been elected by the united nations security council, a non
permanent member for two years from January 1 , 2021.
In a first-of-its-kind election, ambassadors
and diplomats from 192 member states cast their ballots in the General Assembly
wearing masks and in adherence with the strict social distancing guidelines
amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
