The United Nations Security Council will gain five new members on 1 January, 2010. Bosnia-Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria will replace Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Vietnam.
The new members were announced after a vote in the UN's General Assembly in New York on Thursday.
The Security Council has 15 members, five of which are permanent. The composition of the ten non-permanent members changes every year.
Photo of Security Council chamber by almost-normal (flickr)
Photo by almost-normal (flickr)
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