In one round of voting, the General Assembly today elected Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to serve as five non-permanent members of the Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2010.

They will fill seats to be vacated by Burkina Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Libya and Viet Nam.  Meanwhile, Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda will continue to serve as elected Council members during 2010, for the second year of their respective terms.  All new Council members will take their seats on 1 January 2010.

The five new non-permanent members were elected according to the following pattern:  three from Africa and Asia, one from Eastern Europe, and one from Latin America and the Caribbean.

Having obtained the required two-thirds majority, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria were elected to the Security Council for two-year terms, beginning on 1 January 2010.

The General Assembly will reconvene at 10 a.m. Monday, 19 October, to discuss sport for peace and development.