日本、安保理改選の統一候補に　１２回目の非常任入りへ

　【ニューヨーク時事】今年６月に行われる国連安全保障理事会の次期非常任理事国の改選（任期２０２３年１月～２４年１２月）で、日本がアジア太平洋地域の統一候補となったことが１日、分かった。同地域の枠を争っていたモンゴルが立候補を取り下げた。これにより、日本の非常任理事国入りが濃厚となった。当選すれば１２回目で、自国が持つ国連史上最多記録を更新する。（2022/03/02-14:53）

Japan is likely to return to the U.N. Security Council from January 2023 as it became the Asia-Pacific region's unified candidate in the upcoming election to select new nonpermanent members.
   Mongolia, which was vying for the seat allocated to the region, has dropped its bid, informed sources said Tuesday.
   If elected, Japan will serve a two-year term as a nonpermanent member for the 12th time, more than any other U.N. member nations.
   The Security Council, the only U.N. body that can make binding decisions on member states, has five permanent members--Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States--and 10 nonpermanent members.
   The 10 nonpermanent seats are allocated to five regions including Asia-Pacific and Africa. Half of the seats are replaced every year.