Nepal lost to Indonesia in the race for the temporary membership of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the year 2007/08.
The voting was carried out late Monday in New York in which Nepal got 28 votes against 158 votes in favor of Indonesia. Any nation that seeks to become a temporary member of UNSC would require to bag two-third votes of 192-member strong UN general assembly.
Being elected to UNSC raises the international stature in the world. Nepal had been elected as temporary member of UNSC twice in the past – once in 1968 and second time in 1988/89.
Meanwhile, South Africa, Indonesia, Belgium and Italy have been elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term beginning January next year, according to media reports.
South Africa from the African group and Italy from Western European and other states group got the highest number of 186 of the 192 votes followed closely by Belgium which received 180 votes. Indonesia got 158 votes.
South Africa and Indonesia replace Japan and Tanzania who retire at end of the year and Italy and Belgium come in place of Denmark and Greece. But for the Latin America, the first round of balloting did not prove decisive, as both Guatemala and Venezuela, contesting for one seat from the region, could not get the requisite two-thirds majority.
Of 192 votes polled, Guatemala got 109 ballots and Venezuela 76. A second round of polling will be held to decide on their fate.
Originally, South Korea was also a contestant from the Asian and African group but it withdrew after its candidate Ban Ki-moon was elected next Secretary-General.
The voting was carried out late Monday in New York in which Nepal got 28 votes against 158 votes in favor of Indonesia. Any nation that seeks to become a temporary member of UNSC would require to bag two-third votes of 192-member strong UN general assembly.
Being elected to UNSC raises the international stature in the world. Nepal had been elected as temporary member of UNSC twice in the past – once in 1968 and second time in 1988/89.
Meanwhile, South Africa, Indonesia, Belgium and Italy have been elected non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term beginning January next year, according to media reports.
South Africa from the African group and Italy from Western European and other states group got the highest number of 186 of the 192 votes followed closely by Belgium which received 180 votes. Indonesia got 158 votes.
South Africa and Indonesia replace Japan and Tanzania who retire at end of the year and Italy and Belgium come in place of Denmark and Greece. But for the Latin America, the first round of balloting did not prove decisive, as both Guatemala and Venezuela, contesting for one seat from the region, could not get the requisite two-thirds majority.
Of 192 votes polled, Guatemala got 109 ballots and Venezuela 76. A second round of polling will be held to decide on their fate.
Originally, South Korea was also a contestant from the Asian and African group but it withdrew after its candidate Ban Ki-moon was elected next Secretary-General.
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