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Kyrgyzstan wins a two-year UN Security Council seat
Kyrgyz officials said they will expand their New York mission from nine diplomats to 28 ahead of the term.
Kyrgyzstan has been elected to a two-year term on the United Nations Security Council, giving a Central Asian country a seat on the body for the second time since the Soviet Union’s collapse, according to OilPrice. The appointment follows what the outlet describes as a campaign to win support for the candidacy. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov said membership is an “enormous responsibility” and framed it as a “new test” for the country. OilPrice reports that Kyrgyzstan plans to strengthen its UN presence in New York by increasing its mission staff from nine diplomats to 28, with Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev saying the change will be implemented as the new term begins. The outlet notes that smaller UN missions tend to prioritize issues most important to their countries. The outlet also highlights that Security Council membership broadens day to day responsibilities, with nearly every major international crisis becoming part of the council members’ work, based on comments from Mirgul Moldoisaeva, who previously served as Kyrgyzstan’s UN ambassador and now works for the United Nations Development Programme.