2024 United Nations Security Council election

2024 United Nations Security Council election

← 2023 6 June 2024 2025 →

5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
  Permanent members
  Non-permanent members

Members before election
 Mozambique >(Africa)
 Japan (Asia–Pacific)
 Ecuador (GRULAC)
 Malta (WEOG)
 Switzerland (WEOG)

Elected Members
 Somalia (Africa)
 Pakistan (Asia–Pacific)
 Panama (GRULAC)
 Denmark (WEOG)
 Greece (WEOG)

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:

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2025–26 period.

Candidates

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African Group

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Asia-Pacific Group

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Latin American and Caribbean Group

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Western European and Others Group

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Results

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African and Asia-Pacific Groups

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African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Pakistan 182
 Somalia 179
valid ballots 190
abstentions 5
present and voting 185
required majority 124

Latin American and Caribbean Group

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Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Panama 183
 Argentina 1
valid ballots 190
abstentions 6
present and voting 184
required majority 123

Western European and Others Group

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Western European and Others Group election results[9]
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

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References

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  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ "Somalia candidature in UN Security Council". Somali Dispatch. 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "75 ANS DE l'ONU – ANNONCE DU PREMIER MINISTRE : Maurice candidate pour un siège au Conseil de sécurité en 2024". 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "PANAMA TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL=7 December 2023". 7 December 2023.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Candidatures - the Permanent Mission".
  9. ^ 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.