The 2024 United Nations Security Council election was held on 6 June 2024 during the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2025. 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,[1] 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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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council | |||||||||||||
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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2025–26 period.
Candidates
editAfrican Group
editAsia-Pacific Group
editLatin American and Caribbean Group
editWestern European and Others Group
editResults
editAfrican and Asia-Pacific Groups
editAfrican and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[9] | |
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Member | Round 1 |
Pakistan | 182 |
Somalia | 179 |
valid ballots | 190 |
abstentions | 5 |
present and voting | 185 |
required majority | 124 |
Latin American and Caribbean Group
editLatin American and Caribbean Group election results[9] | |
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Member | Round 1 |
Panama | 183 |
Argentina | 1 |
valid ballots | 190 |
abstentions | 6 |
present and voting | 184 |
required majority | 123 |
Western European and Others Group
editWestern European and Others Group election results[9] | |
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Member | Round 1 |
Denmark | 184 |
Greece | 182 |
Italy | 1 |
Norway | 1 |
valid ballots | 190 |
abstentions | 2 |
present and voting | 188 |
required majority | 126 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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)
- ^ "Somalia candidature in UN Security Council". Somali Dispatch. 11 January 2022.
- ^ "75 ANS DE l'ONU – ANNONCE DU PREMIER MINISTRE : Maurice candidate pour un siège au Conseil de sécurité en 2024". 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "PANAMA TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL=7 December 2023". 7 December 2023.
- ^ "Switzerland's candidature for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council for the 2023-2024 term" (PDF). Swiss Federal Council. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ^ "Denmark launches its bid for seat on the UN Security Council, 2025-26 | News from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark". via.ritzau.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-09-25.
- ^ "Candidatures - the Permanent Mission".
- ^ a b c Pakistan, Somalia, Panama, Denmark & Greece elected to UN Security Council (full). United Nations. 6 June 2024. Results announced at 1:06:03. Retrieved 6 August 2024 – via YouTube.