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DR Congo, Colombia, Latvia among new UN Security Council members

UN General Assembly elects five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council. [Photo: UN]

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday elected five countries -- Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Latvia and Liberia -- to serve as non-permanent Security Council members for the 2026-2027 term.

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