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Nigeria has assumed the one-month rotational presidency of the United Nations Security Council, as the country’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Prof Joy Ogwu, takes over from Ambassador Gerard van Bohemen, the permanent representative of New Zealand, who held the presidency for the month of July, 2015.

This will be the first time in the history of the UN that an elected member of the Security Council would assume presidency of the council for the fourth time in two separate tenures within five years. Nigeria was elected a non-permanent member of the council on 17 October 2013 and is serving for the period 2014 – 2015.

This is the fifth time since independence that Nigeria has been elected to serve on this most powerful decision-making organ of the United Nations charged with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. Nigeria previously served on the Council from 1966 – 1967, 1978 – 1979, 1994 – 1995 and 2011 – 2012.

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