Diplomats said the UN General Assembly had elected five new non-permanent members – Brazil, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Albania, Gabon and Ghana – to the Security Council on 2022 and 2023, potentially changing the balance of power in the world forum.
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“Brazil and the UAE have strong positions in foreign policy, and Albania, which will be on the board for the first time, is also a member of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation,” said the diplomat, who wanted to remain anonymous.
These countries will replace Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vietnam and Estonia in January, and these changes will change the balance of influence in the council, diplomats predicted.
“It will change things,” said another diplomat. “Brazil is a force in itself,” and it will take the place of the smallest country ever on the council.
The UAE has “a role to play in a number of conflicts,” the diplomat said of Yemen and Libya.
In January, Gabon and Ghana will join the places currently occupied by Niger and Tunisia.
In recent years, the European Union has had as many as five countries on the Council, but from January it risks losing its influence, as it will be represented by only two. These will be France and Ireland.
The Security Council has a total of 15 Member States, five permanent Member States with a veto and ten non-permanent Member States, half of which are replaced each year.
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