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The United Nations elected five countries to join its Security Council next year.
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They are Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique and Switzerland, now poised to replace India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico as well as Norway, which are departing by the end of the year.
Having been elected with no opposition, the said countries will be incorporated into the Security Council on January 1st next year.
The five veto-wielding seats in that council are alloted to the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France, despite the mounting debate over whether Russia should be removed from the council for its alleged flagrant human rights violations in the Ukraine incursion.
Nabbing a seat on the 15-member Security Council has always been deemed a zenith of achievement for many nations as it boasts the strong say in issues pertinent to international peace and security.
The ceaseless war in Ukraine as well as conflicts smothering African countries are high on the agenda, as are North Korea's nuclear provocations.
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