Election begins for UNSC non-permanent seats


NEW YORK: The election for five non-permanent seats on the United Nations (UN) Security Council (UNSC) begins at 10am local time on Thursday (10pm Malaysian time).

Malaysia, is contesting to represent the Asia-Pacific group, while two other members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) - Angola and Venezuela - are contesting for the seats representing the African and the Caribbean groups, respectively.

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