Greece Assumes the Presidency of the UN Security Council for This Month

New York - Ofok News - Greece officially assumes the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of October today, Thursday, succeeding France.

The Permanent Representative of Greece to the United Nations, Ambassador Aglaia Balta, will hold a press conference this afternoon, during which she will inform the accredited press about 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 states that have veto power: France, China, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, along with 10 non-permanent member states elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly based on an established geographical distribution, which, in addition to Greece, includes 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 General Secretariat, the General Assembly, the International Court of Justice, as well as the Economic and Social Council and the Trusteeship Council, the latter of which is inactive.