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2025 United Nations Security Council election

The 2025 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-2025 during the 79th 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 2026. 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 2026–27 period.

Candidates

African Group

Candidates for 2 available positions are:

Eastern European Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

Montenegro had been a candidate for the Eastern European Group until it withdrew its candidacy in a letter dated 30 January 2025 addressed to the Secretary-General from the Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations.[5]

Asia-Pacific Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

See also

References

  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. ^ "Decision on African Candidatures within the International System". AfricanLII. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  3. ^ "ECOWAS Promises Support to Liberia's UNSC Membership Quest". Liberian Observer. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Dombrovskis and UN secretary general discuss UN priorities and Latvia's interests". The Baltic Course. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Montenegro did not take Security Council membership seriously, and it failed at end of campaign". Cafe del Montenegro. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  6. ^ "India, Bahrain to back each other for UN seat". Hindustan Times. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Colombia Presents Candidacy for Seat on UN Security Council". Colombia One. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 13 February 2025.