Australia to apply for UN Security Council membership in 2029

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced plans to join the UN Security Council. An application for one of the two non-permanent seats available to its bloc is scheduled to be filed in 2029, Reuters reported.

On the sidelines of the annual meeting of world leaders at the UN General Assembly in New York, the Australian prime minister told reporters he expected "very strong support" from Pacific island nations and Southeast Asia. He believes that the application will contribute to his relationship with world leaders. At the same time, a poll published on Monday showed that the approval rating of Anthony Albanese at home fell to the lowest level, the agency notes.

The UN Security Council consists of five permanent members (Russia, China, the United States, France and the United Kingdom) and 10 non-permanent members, five of which are elected annually. Australia's previous two-year term in the Security Council ended in 2014. Another candidate for the place in 2029-2030 is Finland, which is nominated by a group of Western European countries. Groups of countries from Asia-Pacific, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean will also be nominated. A secret vote on the selection of non-permanent members is scheduled for 2028.

Ernest Philippowski