Switzerland to sit next to Russia on UN Security Council
Switzerland will participate in the Security Council in New York for the first time as one of ten non-permanent members
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Switzerland will begin its two-year term at the United Nations Security Council table on January 1 sitting between Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
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A Suíça terá assento ao lado da Rússia no Conselho de Segurança da ONU
According to a plan unveiled on Monday evening by a website specialising in Security Council procedures, Switzerland will be five seats to the left of the Japanese presidency. Switzerland will itself steer the work of the 15-nation UN executive body in May for a month.
The Alpine nation will participate for the first time as one of ten non-permanent members of the Security Council in New York. It has already been closely involved since the beginning of October, as have the other four countries that were elected for 2023 and 2024, by receiving important notes related to the Security Council.
Switzerland has said it will use its historic seat on the Council to promote sustainable peace and the protection of civilians in conflict regions, address climate security and promote greater transparency at the UN body.
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