Non-Permanent Members of UNSC 

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• Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates were elected unopposed to the powerful UN Security Council on Friday as non-permanent members for the 2022-23 term. 

• All the five nations were elected unopposed to the 15-member UN body. They will replace- Vietnam, Estonia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Tunisia, whose terms ended this year. 

Regional distribution of seats in UNSC 

• As per regional distribution for the 2021 election, three seats were available from African & Asian States. Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates won these three seasons. Apart from that, one Latin American and Caribbean Group seat was available for which Brazil was elected. Albania won Eastern European Group seat. 

NOTE: Election for the non-permanent members of UNSC is held by secret ballot. Candidates require a two-thirds majority in UNGA to be elected as a non-permanent member. Five countries are elected to the Council of 15-member (UNSC) as non-permanent members for a two-year term.