Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, UAE Elected to UNSC

Why in News ? Countries including Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been elected unopposed to powerful UN Security Council (UNSC) as non-permanent members for 2022-23 term. Key Points UN General Assembly (UNGA) has held elections to elect five non-permanent members for UNSC. They will take their seats on Council for two-year term from January 1, 2022. Five countries won elections unopposed because they were the only candidates from their respective regional groups. Regional distribution of seats in UNSC As per regional distribution for 2021 election, three seats were available from African & Asian States. Gabon,....Read More