India Elected As Non-Permanent Member Of UNSC For A Two-Year Term

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NEW YORK (United States): India was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for a two-year term after winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. India’s two-year term will begin on January 1, 2021.

Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held last night. India was a candidate for a non-permanent seat from the Asia-Pacific category for the 2021-22 term.

Member States elect India to the non-permanent seat of the Security Council for the term 2021-22 with overwhelming support.

India gets 184 out of the 192 valid votes polled. pic.twitter.com/Vd43CN41cY

— India at UN, NY (@IndiaUNNewYork) June 17, 2020

Its victory was certain as it was the sole candidate vying for the lone seat from the grouping. India was an unopposed candidate in the Asia-Pacific group and was endorsed last year in June by the APG after Afghanistan gave up its seat for India.

Three elections were held today at the UN headquarters in New York which opened for the first time since March 15 in wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

This is the eighth time (1950-1951, 1967-1968, 1972-1973, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 1991-1992 and 2011-2012) that India will sit at the UN high-table, which comprises five permanent members and 10 on-permanent members.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked the global community for supporting India’s mmbership to the United National Security Council.

Deeply grateful for the overwhelming support shown by the global community for India’s membership of the @UN Security Council. India will work with all member countries to promote global peace, security, resilience and equity.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) June 18, 2020

India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, T S Tirumurti said, India received overwhelming support in its election to the UN Security Council and it will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system.

He said that India’s election to the Security Council is a testament to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision and his inspiring global leadership, particularly in the time of COVID-19.

“India will become a member of the Security Council at a critical juncture and we are confident that in the COVID, and the post COVID world, India will continue to provide leadership and a new orientation for a reformed multilateral system,” he added.

Earlier this month, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar had said that India’s approach at the UN Security Council will be guided by the tenets of Samman, Samvad, Sahyog, Shanti and Samriddhi.

He had said that India’s overall objective during the fresh tenure in the UN Security Council will be the achievement of N.O.R.M.S. which stands for New Orientation for a Reformed Multilateral System.

from League of India