Five new countries join security council

UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 5 (YPA) –  Five new states joined joined the UN Security Council on Monday at a time of growing polarization in the body charged with keeping world peace and security.

The new five, India, Mexico, Norway, Ireland and Kenya, participated in the first meeting aimed at approving an agenda proposed by Tunisia, the current President of the Council.

The new States will hold non-permanent seats on the 15-member Council for two years.

Divisions have increased in the council in recent years, with the United States taking a unilateral diplomatic approach under President Donald Trump.

While veto power by any of the permanent members was used 10 times or fewer from 1990 to 2000, it was used on 31 occasions from 2010 to 2019, and five times last year alone, according SC Procedure, a specialized news outlet.

The permanent members of the Security Council are Russia, the United States, China, France and Britain, hold veto power.

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