Somalia is among the countries expected to obtain a non-permanent seat in the Security Council

Somalia is among the countries expected to obtain a non-permanent seat in the Security Council

 Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia are expected to obtain seats on the UN Security Council in a secret ballot today, Thursday, in the General Assembly. This time, the regional groups nominated Somalia for an African seat, Pakistan for an Asia-Pacific seat, Panama for a Latin American and Caribbean seat, and Denmark and Greece for two Western seats.

The 193-member global organization is scheduled to vote to elect five countries to serve on the Council for a period of two years. The 10 non-permanent seats on the 15-member council are allocated to regional groups that usually choose their candidates but sometimes cannot agree on one, and there are no such surprises this year.

The five council members elected on Thursday will begin their term on January 1, replacing members whose terms expire on December 31: Mozambique, Japan, Ecuador, Malta and Switzerland. All five countries expected to win seats have previously served on the Security Council – Pakistan seven times, Panama five times, Denmark four times, Greece twice and Somalia once.