Great job by the Emirati team led by Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the UAE has been elected to the United Nations Security Council on Friday for a two-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2022 (“UAE elected to UN Security Council,” Gulf Today, June 12).
The UN General Assembly elected Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Security Council on Friday for a two-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2022.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, congratulated the UAE diplomatic missions for achieving the UN status.
The U.N. General Assembly elected Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana, and the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Security Council on Friday for a two-year term starting on Jan. 1, 2022.
But even if candidates are running unopposed in their group, they still need to win the support of more than two-thirds of the U.N. General Assembly.
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