Rwanda seen likely to win UN Security Council seat

Rwanda is unopposed in its bid for the African seat on the Security Council, which is currently held by South Africa, but it still needs to be approved by two-thirds of the U.N. General Assembly members present to secure a two-year term.

U.N. diplomats said it was theoretically possible that Rwanda would fail to secure the necessary votes for election, although they said that was highly unlikely.

The confidential U.N. report, seen by Reuters on Tuesday, has cast a shadow over the East African country's plan to join the 15-member U.N. powerhouse — which has the ability to impose sanctions and authorize military interventions.

There are five veto-holding permanent members of the council — the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China — and 10 temporary members without vetoes. Thursday's election is for the term from Jan. 1, 2013, to Dec. 31, 2014.

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