non-permanent
Adjective
Meaning
non-permanent (not comparable)
Alternative form of nonpermanent
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A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the one month stint is the island’s first and only presidency during the country’s stint on the UN Security Council and forms part of the island’s responsibility as a non-permanent member.
Gabon was elected to a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for January 2010 through December 2011 and held the rotating presidency in March 2010.
Gonsalves said that consequent on SVG’s election to a two-year term as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, 10 new posts have been created in the Ministry of Finance.
In June 2021, the UN General Assembly will elect five member states to serve on the Security Council, which has a total of 10 non-permanent members who serve overlapping two-year terms.
Across the UK, the percentage of workers on a non-permanent contract has stayed relatively stable at around 5 per cent over the last decade - although that still leaves 1.6 million people affected nationally.
Estonia is a non-permanent UNSC member for 2020-2021.