[HIGHLIGHTS] Five countries, including South Korea and Slovenia, as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council from next year

Elections to select non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two years from next year were held. South Korea, Slovenia, Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Guyana, who had run as candidates from their respective regions, were all elected with the two-thirds majority required for election.

Russia's ally Belarus also ran for one of Eastern Europe and neighbouring countries, but Slovenia was defeated. Japan and the Republic of Korea, whose relations are improving, will both become non-Permanent members for one year next year.