UN / SECURITY COUNCIL ELECTION

Kenya was elected as a member of the Security Council for a two-year term, following a second round of ballots at the General Assembly to determine the remaining seat for the Africa-Asia and the Pacific group. UNIFEED

• Categories: News & Features / News Stories / Unifeed
• Video Length: 00:01:55
• Production Date: 18 June 2020
• Asset Language: English
• Personal Subject: TIJJANI MUHAMMAD-BANDE
• Corporate Name: GENERAL ASSEMBLY; SECURITY COUNCIL
• Geographic Subject: DJIBOUTI; INDIA; IRELAND; KENYA; MEXICO; NORWAY
• MAMS Id: 2548707
• Parent Id: 2548707
• Alternate Title: unifeed200618c

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STORY: UN / SECURITY COUNCIL ELECTION
TRT: 01:55
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: 18 JUNE 2020, NEW YORK CITY / FILE

Shotlist

FILE - NEW YORK CITY

1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations Headquarters

18 JUNE 2020, NEW YORK CITY

2. Various shots, Russia delegation casting ballot
3. Various shots, Hungary delegation casting ballot
4. Various shots, US delegation casting ballot
5. Wide shot, General Assembly
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President, United Nations General Assembly:
“Number of votes obtained, Kenya, 129. Djibouti, 62. Having obtained the required two-thirds majority of members present and voting and the greatest number of votes, Kenya is elected as a member of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 2021. I congratulate Kenya on its election as a member of the Security Council.”
7. Wide shot, GA

Storyline

Kenya was elected as a member of the Security Council for a two-year term, following a second round of ballots today (18 Jun) at the General Assembly to determine the remaining seat for the Africa-Asia and the Pacific group.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the election was held by secret ballot without a plenary meeting.

Announcing the result of the PGA election, Muhammad-Bande said, “number of votes obtained, Kenya, 129. Djibouti, 62. Having obtained the required two-thirds majority of members present and voting and the greatest number of votes, Kenya is elected as a member of the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on 1 January 2021. I congratulate Kenya on its election as a member of the Security Council.”

India, Ireland, Mexico, and Norway were also elected members of the Security Council for two-year terms after the first round of voting on Wednesday (17 Jun).