General News of Monday, 24 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Ghana is racing for a non-permanent seat on UN Security Council• Non-permanent members hold their place on the Council for a two-year term• Ghana is the only country from West African country in the contestGhana's bid for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council is still on course as the United Nations prepare to vote next month. With Ghana in the running for a UN Security Council seat, it has appointed new military chief Seth Amoama to steer Accra's bid for Security Council seat. The diplomatic competition between countries for Africa's seat on the UN Security Council is expected to occur on June 11, 2021, at the UN headquarters. Niger and Kenya are the two African countries on the non-permanent seat. The United Nations has been present in Ghana since the early 1960s and works in partnership with the Government and people of Ghana for sustainable economic and social development, peace, and human rights.
