Paragraph 2
The UN Security Council was formed in 1945 to help maintain
peace. Its 15 members include five
members – China, France, Russia, the UK and the US – and 10
non-permanent members. To win a
, a nation must secure the
of at least two thirds of UN
. Somalia was elected unopposed. It will serve for two years from January. The Somali Foreign Minister said: "Our
will be guided by our full
to multilateralism, and our
of the principles of international
[set down] in the UN Charter."
