Algerian Radio
Algeria concludes its two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council this Wednesday and will be replaced by Bahrain starting Thursday.
Algeria has finished its mandate at the Council "after having fully accomplished its duty," affirmed Algeria's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Amar Bendjama, during a Security Council session last Monday dedicated to international peace and security.
On this occasion, Algeria's Permanent Representative to the UN addressed the members of the Security Council, calling on them to "work together with perseverance and constantly strive to involve all United Nations Member States in the Council's work."
In addition to Algeria, four other countries are also leaving the Security Council this Wednesday: Guyana, Sierra Leone, South Korea, and Slovenia.
As a reminder, the United Nations Security Council comprises five permanent members—the United Kingdom, China, the United States, France, and Russia—as well as ten non-permanent members elected by the UN General Assembly: Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Liberia, Latvia, and Colombia, in addition to Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia.
Arab countries take turns occupying the non-permanent seat on the Security Council, rotating between the African and Asian groups.
