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UN diplomats were treated to tickets for U2 and Celine Dion concerts

Glad-handing, parties, and concerts by U2 and Celine Dion , as Countries Campaign for a seat in the security Council of the United Nations .

It will likely come down to The Gift bags or the parties means, however, that, Canada, Norway and Ireland are leaving, it is random.

Norway, General Assembly , delegations will receive a badge, the fabric of the gallery to decorate the Council Chamber of the walls.

Canada is offering greeting cards, chocolates and Canada branded face masks.

The small Token for the delegations before 17. June votes come after long campaigns, the non-win of the three Nations for one of two coveted permanent seats on the security Council, the task of ensuring global security and peace,

The seats that you will require to set aside for the "Western Europe and Others" [WEOG] regional grouping in The Council .

The winner will serve a two-year term on the 15-member body.

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The UN General Assembly chamber in New York City

Campaign season for the contested seats, it means "a lot of parties, a lot of events" at the UN headquarters in New York , says Stephanie Fillion, A Journalist covering the global body for the news site, pass blue.

- campaigns advertising Can be elaborate Affairs with clever materials and a lot of food and drink, and the Countries announce they will be years in advance.

In the year 2018, Ireland invited diplomats to a New York concert of the Irish rock band U2, and Canada have something similar for a concert by the Canadian singer Celine Dion in this year.

Canada says it is a shell of around $1. 74 (£1. 37 m), and has 13 full-time employees working on The Campaign . And as of late Last Year , in Ireland, a reported $800,000 and Norway $2 spent. 8m.

Why do Countries want a seat in The Council ?

members of the States are three things In Return for a seat, says Adam Chapnick, professor of defence studies at The Royal Military College of Canada.

These are the access, relevance and influence.

"two years, day in and day out, a country that is not a Great Power could have direct access to The Five permanent members, in addition to whoever is on The Council at that time," he says.

He adds: "With this access, the relevance is. "

Campaign events held at the UN headquarters in New York City

"All of a sudden they are really popular in all over The World , because if someone Can not reach, the Chinese or The Americans or the French, you know, you Can . "

The Council has the great responsibility. Allow the peace-keeping operations, impose international sanctions, and determine how the UN should be a response to the conflicts around The World .

But The Council is not always in The Mood to cooperate, says Mr. Chapnick.

"There are times when you Can actually change The International rules of The Game , and there are other times where you Can absolutely. And that is completely unpredictable. "

Why is Canada the bid is exactly

observed In 2010, Canada suffered their first defeat for a seat in The Council . Portugal, a small European nation in economic turmoil, in time, moved excited the win, and Germany won The Other open seat.

In Canada, that the defeat was a political discussion with the opposition parties blame the ruling Conservatives for what they saw as an embarrassing failure.

"In some ways, The Portuguese , in other respects, Canada is lost," says Mr. Chapnick.

Portugal, not only ran a strong Campaign , but actively campaigns against Canada, recruiting partners and allies in The Campaign against his bid.

Canada the Supplement deficiencies, he says, including ernst on The Campaign late in The Game . Also, given the skepticism of the African delegations, after the closure of some embassies on The Continent .

Prime Minister , Justin Trudeau has spent Time In Senegal, and Dakar in February

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau , the liberal, later swore The Party would correct to that unsuccessful bid, announcing Canada was "back" on the World Stage .

So, how is The Campaign Shaping Up ?

Good campaigns usually have a few things in common, says Mr. Chapnick.

candidates will have a distinguished representative in the UN headquarters in New York , with a close relationship with his or her home capital.

The campaigns are well funded and often have a dedicated head of government or state, or senior members of the Cabinet, which in The Pitch .

Mr. Trudeau has spent part of the year in The Campaign to secure the try, voices from the Caribbean and Africa-Countries in February traveling abroad. He has pandemic recently co-hosted a UN panel on the Corona-Virus. Mr. Chapnick says, it is positively considered, when the participating Nations show a commitment to increase their international exposure.

Norway, Ireland and Canada are all pitching their commitment to issues of Climate Change , multilateralism and peacekeeping.

Ireland is pushing the idea that "you Can get everything you need-from the choice of a medium power such as Canada or Norway," so that the Small Island state of Ireland brings a unique voice to The Table , he says.

He edged Norway's extensive line as "Canada says, we are back, of Norway, says: 'we never left'".

Canada shifted his message in recent months, during the pandemic, "in a time of global crisis, it is helpful, even a G7 country on The Table ".

Ms Fillion says: "it is important to keep in mind, if you look at the vote there is so much that the Countries take account of, to cast their ballots".

It could be a strong bilateral relationship that you Can build campaigns in the country, with a counter-piece.

There are also voices that swaps, if a country supports an offering In Return for a positive vote for a seat on a UN body.

in The Last elections less focused on international Reputation Countries do, select the contributions for development assistance and peace operations, and transactional in nature, says Mr. Chapnick.

It is "I don't care how much assistance you offer, how much of it goes to me."

All factors that come into play makes the results difficult to predict, says Ms Fillion, but she has heard the speech that either Norway or Ireland are currently in The Lead .

Canada, deflected at an early stage with the election of US President Donald Trump , and the subsequent free trade negotiations with The United States and Mexico seems to have accumulated in The Last few months, she says.

Not all of the regional seats are contested-races - Many groups run slate. In The Last ten years, almost 80% of the elections for The Council seats went uncontested.

Mr. Chapnick is critical that members of the Western Europe and Others group for the competition for the seat, as a rule, instead of reaching some of the sharing agreement.

He says, that it "did not have interest in everyone's" to multi-year campaigns, in which Countries "go to bait all sorts of Countries not friendly to us" for a seat.

What Can we expect from this tuning?

There are five permanent members - China , France, Russia, The United Kingdom and the US - and 10 non-permanent members. The elections for five seats are held every year.

Non-permanent members include two WEOG members, five Asian or African members, two Latin American members, one East European member States.

President of the UN General Assembly , Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, is to throw the oversight of the social distance voice,

Due to the Corona Virus pandemic, member States in the General Assembly hall during the elections, but each will instead have a time slot for your Secret Ballot . To get

a seat, a country needs the support of at least two-thirds of the General Assembly , the delegations of the vote secure.

In The Past , Countries that thought they had remained secured a seat only once, you Can find The Secret ballots cast, promises of support.

A former Australian Ambassador to the United Nations called it the "rotten lying bastards" phenomenon after the loss of a tender in the 1990S .



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Source of news: bbc.com

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