The 2021 United Nations Security Council election was held on 11 June 2021 during the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City.[1] The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2022. In accordance with the Security Council's rotation rules, whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes,[2] the five available seats are allocated as follows:
- Two for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group. By tradition, this seat is expected to be filled by an Arab state in the Asia-Pacific group (the prior Arab member, Tunisia, being African).[3]
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- One for the Eastern European Group
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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2022–23 period.
Candidates
editAfrican Group
editAsia-Pacific Group
editLatin America and the Caribbean
editEastern Europe Group
editResult
editAfrican and Asia-Pacific Groups
edit| African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[7] | |
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| Member | Round 1 |
 Ghana |
185 |
 Gabon |
183 |
 United Arab Emirates |
179 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo |
3 |
 Iran |
1 |
| valid ballots | 190 |
| abstentions | 0 |
| present and voting | 190 |
| required majority | 127 |
Latin American and Caribbean Group
edit| Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[7] | |
|---|---|
| Member | Round 1 |
 Brazil |
181 |
 Peru |
1 |
| valid ballots | 190 |
| abstentions | 8 |
| present and voting | 182 |
| required majority | 122 |
Eastern European Group
edit| Eastern European Group election results[7] | |
|---|---|
| Member | Round 1 |
 Albania |
175 |
| valid ballots | 189 |
| invalid ballots | 1 |
| abstentions | 14 |
| present and voting | 175 |
| required majority | 117 |
2021 marked the first time Albania ever held a Security Council seat. It was Brazil's eleventh time, Gabon's and Ghana's fourth time, and the UAE's second time sitting on the Security Council.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Security Council Elections 2021. Security Council Report. Published May 29, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)
- ^ Malone, David (25 October 2003). "Reforming the Security Council: Where Are the Arabs?". The Daily Star. Beirut. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Conseil de sécurité de l'Onu : l'UA valide la candidature du Gabon". 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Conseil de sécurité : la candidature de la RDC au centre d'une visioconférence | adiac-congo.com : toute l'actualité du Bassin du Congo". www.adiac-congo.com.
- ^ "Índia apoiará candidatura do Brasil como membro não-permanente da ONU". Correio Brasiliense. 23 January 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ a b c United Nations General Assembly Session 75 Verbatim record 78. A/75/PV.78 page 15. 11 June 2021 at 10 a.m. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". United Nations. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.