Malta, the EU’s smallest state, has a seat on the UN Security Council –

Malta is the smallest member state of the European Union He began his tenure as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council On January 1, 2023.

Malta, Ecuador, Japan, Mozambique and Switzerland were elected to the Security Council by the General Assembly for the next two years. This is the second time Malta has been elected to the Council, while Switzerland and Mozambique are new.

The Mediterranean island aims to focus on children in armed conflict, promote literacy and women’s rights, and raise awareness of rising sea levels that threaten many small island states around the world, including Malta.

“We believe that countries that have been effective in the Council have succeeded in persuading and cooperating with other Council members, including the P5 (d).The five permanent members of the UN Security Council – France, China, Russia, Great Britain and the United States)And it has relatively little to do with how you choose a resolution or how you approach specific issues,” said Roderick Gerafa of Malta’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs in an interview with Euronews.

Malta could benefit from EU diplomatic reporting and advice, experts say, but the country has also significantly increased the number of diplomats in its UN delegation.

Malta is among the smallest countries to have a seat on the Security Council. But Malta’s population is nearly five times that at 518,000 Holy. Vincent and the GrenadinesHe served on the Security Council for the years 2020-2022.