Greece assumes the presidency of the UN Security Council for the current month

New York - Ofoq News - Today, Thursday, Greece officially assumes the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for the month of October, succeeding France.

The Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, Ambassador Aglaia Palta, will hold a press conference this afternoon, during which she will inform the accredited press of the Council’s work program after the Security Council approves the program in a morning session.

The Council consists of 15 countries, each with one vote, including five permanent member countries with veto power: France, China, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, and 10 non-permanent member countries elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly according to the approved geographic distribution. In addition to Greece, they are: Denmark, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Bahrain, Somalia, Liberia, Latvia, Pakistan, and Panama.

The Security Council is one of the six main organs of the United Nations, which includes the Secretariat, the General Assembly, and the International Court of Justice, in addition to the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council, the latter of which is ineffective.