Denmark Leads UN Security Council in August

Denmark assumed the presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month of August, succeeding the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Its permanent representative to the United Nations, Christina Marcos Lassen, will hold a press conference on Monday to present the Council's agenda, which will be approved during a morning session on the same day. The Security Council is made up of 15 countries, including five permanent members with veto power and 10 non-permanent members elected for a two-year term.