UNITED NATIONS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Latvia and Liberia were elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council on Tuesday for a two-year term running from Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2027.
Latvia will become a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the first time.
The newly elected members will replace the outgoing non-permanent members of Algeria, Guyana, Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia.
The Security Council is considered the most powerful body of the United Nations. The council, tasked to maintain international peace and security, can make legally binding decisions and has the power to impose sanctions and authorize the use of force. ■
