St. Vincent and the Grenadines, is named among five States which will take up their seats as non-permanent members of the Security Council in January 2020. Also elected were Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, Viet Nam. Replacing Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Kuwait, Peru, and Poland, as the smallest nation ever to secure a seat.
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Speaking to the press outside the General Assembly Hall, Ralph Gonsalves, Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, described the election of his multi-island nation of around 110,000 people, as a “historic occasion”.
Mr. Gonsalves added that the country is committed to the principle of sustainable development and, as a Small Island Developing State in danger of inundated by rising seas, is very concerned about the consequences of adverse climate change and intends to work very closely with the other members of the Security Council.
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