The 2022 United Nations Security Council election was held on 9 June 2022 during the 76th 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 2023. 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:
- One for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- Two for the Western European and Others Group
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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2023–24 period.
Candidates
editAfrican Group
editAsia-Pacific Group
editLatin American and Caribbean Group
editWestern European and Others Group
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Switzerland:[6] Switzerland released a website dedicated to the final phase of its candidature on 30 October 2020[7]
Malta[8]
Result
editAfrican and Asia-Pacific Groups
edit| African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[9] | |
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| Member | Round 1 |
 Mozambique |
192 |
 Japan |
184 |
 Mongolia |
3 |
| valid ballots | 192 |
| abstentions | 0 |
| present and voting | 192 |
| required majority | 128 |
Latin American and Caribbean Group
edit| Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[9] | |
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| Member | Round 1 |
 Ecuador |
190 |
| valid ballots | 192 |
| abstentions | 2 |
| present and voting | 190 |
| required majority | 127 |
Western European and Others Group
edit| Western European and Others Group election results[9] | |
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| Member | Round 1 |
 Switzerland |
187 |
 Malta |
185 |
| valid ballots | 192 |
| abstentions | 2 |
| present and voting | 190 |
| required majority | 127 |
2023 marked the first time that Mozambique and Switzerland ever held a Security Council seat.[10]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Security Council Elections 2022". Security Council Report. 31 May 2022.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Decisions of the Thirty-Eight Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council" (PDF). African Union. February 4, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-03-11.
- ^ "Prime Minister Abe Attends the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Secretary-General, Opening Annual General Debate, Urges World Leaders to Tackle Global Challenges Decisively for Sake of Future Generations". United Nations. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
- ^ "Swiss aim for UN Security Council in 2023–24. – swissinfo". Swissinfo.ch. 12 January 2011.
- ^ "Switzerland - Candidature to the UN Security Council 2023-2024".
- ^ "Malta UNSC Candidate 2023-24" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- ^ a b c United Nations General Assembly Session 76 Verbatim record 79. A/76/PV.79 page 9. 9 June 2022 at 9 a.m. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". United Nations. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.