Lithuania and the UN Security Council

ROAD: FROM FIGHT FOR FREEDOM TO INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION TO A WORLD PLAYER Restoration of Independence NATIONS OF ASIA AFRICA CURTAIN VERTY GER VERY LITANIA RUSSIA COLO IS INTER ENSLAVED LITHUANIA NATONSE 03 11 1990 09 17 1991 10 17 2013 VIET RED AAMY SSIAA GAIOFLL SAN STARD TE VA OROSAT GOMMUNIST OCCUPATION IS Terror, Deporlation Hunger . Slavery THUANIA U.N. SCHEDULE FOR DISCUSSION COLONIALISM IN BALTIC REPBLICS! COMMUNICY STATE INISM Admission toSTENCE PE INS the United Nations S! LitwANIA FREEDOM Jast PEACE Cowaust haa SLAVE STATE Baltic Rally in front of the U.N. in New York, 1965 LITHUANIA AND THE U.N. SECURITY COUNCIL Election to the U.N. Security Council 2014-2015 15 countries SECURITY COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP: PERMANENT MEMBERS WITH VETO POWER 10 NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS WITHOUT VETO POWER 1 2 3 Member State (MS) Member States from MS from the Westem Member States from from the Eastern the Asia-Pacific Group Member States from European, Others Group European Group the Latin American the Africa Group and CaribbeanGroup How are they appointed? O They are elected by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). O Each year, the UNGA elects 5 of the 10 non permanent members. O They are appointed for a period of two years. O To be elected, candidate member states must win 2/3 of the votes cast. O Of the 191 U.N. members who voted, Lithuania won 187 votes. Join LTUworld.com on