Egypt, Senegal, Uruguay, Japan, and Ukraine are elected to two-year, non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council for 2016-17, replacing Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, and Nigeria. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2015-10-16-world-ukraine-and-japan-among-latest-members-of-un-security-council.html?ref=world (New York Times) ]