No power to make decisions, limited role
Congratulations Japan South Korea was elected a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council in the election of a non-permanent member of the General Assembly held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the 6th (local time). Hwang Joon-guk, Ambassador to the United Nations, receives a congratulatory hug from Japan’s Ambassador to the United Nations Kimihiro Ishikane. random news
Regarding Korea’s election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council on the 6th (local time) for the first time in 11 years, the Yoon Seok-yeol administration called it a “victory of global diplomacy.” It is expected that it will become the basis of ‘United Nations diplomacy’, such as actively participating in discussions on pending issues on the Korean Peninsula, such as North Korea’s increasing nuclear and missile threats. However, the role of non-permanent members in the UN system, where permanent members have enormous authority, is inevitably limited.
President Yoon Seok-yeol said on the 7th, “It is an achievement that has been shown as a global central country by emphasizing unity among countries that share universal values over the past year. It set a milestone,” he said.
This is the third time that South Korea has joined the Security Council as a non-permanent member. Since joining the United Nations in 1991, Korea has served as a non-permanent member of the Security Council from 1996 to 1997 and from 2013 to 2014, respectively. Since non-permanent member states are allocated for each continent and serve for two years, only about 60 countries out of 193 member states have not appointed non-permanent member states. The Security Council is the highest decision-making body of the United Nations, consisting of five permanent members, including the United States, Britain, France, China, and Russia, and 10 non-permanent members. An official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “If you become a member of the Security Council, you will play a leading role in major issues that are pending from the United Nations, which go back 24 hours a day.”
Hwang Joon-guk, Ambassador to the United Nations, met with reporters in New York and said, “For the first time since 1996, South Korea, the United States, and Japan have become members of the Security Council at the same time .” It makes sense for the three countries to deal directly with the issue of North Korea in the Security Council.”
The permanent and non-permanent member states exercise the same powers in terms of voting rights, right to speak, and the right to convene and preside over meetings, but only the permanent member has the right to veto, which may influence the Committee’s final decision. the Security Council.
Ambassador Hwang said, “It is difficult to expect major changes because China and Russia (which have been protecting North Korea) do not suddenly change their stance just because South Korea enters the Security Council. “
