Source: Xinhua| 2017-08-30 01:43:56|Editor: yanVideo Player CloseADDIS ABABA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia's presidency of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in September will focus on resolution of conflicts in Somalia, South Sudan and the Great Lakes region. Ethiopia is already mediating in particular the conflicts in South Sudan and Somalia through the regional body Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), of which all three countries are members. Ethiopia will assume the presidency on the United Nations Security Council next month from fellow UN Security council member Egypt. Ethiopia took its seat as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in January after securing 185 votes out of the 190 vote election in June last year. This is the third stint for Ethiopia being a UN Security Council non-permanent member having served on two other periods from 1968-69 and 1989-90.

Source: Ethiopian News August 29, 2017 18:22 UTC