PH loses to Kyrgyzstan in non-permanent UNSC seat bid

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lost its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Kyrgyzstan, via a 49-142 vote. At the UNSC election held on Wednesday, Manila failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, or 128 votes from the 191 UN members present at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. READ: PH again seeks seat in UN Security Council Prior to the final count, the UNGA conducted three additional rounds of voting after the first cycle only yielded 85 votes for the Philippines and 105 for Kyrgyzstan. The second and third balloting […]...

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