Elected on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, by the General Assembly, Bahrain, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia have begun a two-year term (2026–2027) as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. These five States replace Algeria, Guyana, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia, whose terms ended last month, and will serve until the end of 2027 within this body, which bears the heavy responsibility of maintaining peace and security in the world.
Within the Council, they have joined the five other non-permanent members (Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia) who will serve until the end of 2026, alongside the five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States).
On Friday, January 2, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo recalled the importance of this mandate for her country and the role it intends to play at the highest level of global diplomacy.
Below is the speech delivered by Ms. Noella Ayeganagato Nakwipone on the installation of the flags of the five new non-permanent members in New York.