2022 United Nations Security Council election
9 June 2022
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
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Elected Members before election






 New Elected Members






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, the five available seats are allocated as follows:

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2023–24 period.

Candidates

Africa Group

Asia-Pacific Group

Western Europe and Others Group

  •   Switzerland:[6] Switzerland released a website dedicated to the final phase of its candidature on 30 October 2020[7]
  •  Malta[8]

Latin America and the Caribbean

Result

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Mozambique192
 Japan184
 Mongolia3
abstentions0
required majority128

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Ecuador190
abstentions2
required majority127

Western European and Others Group

Western European and Others Group election results[9]
Member Round 1
  Switzerland187
 Malta185
abstentions2
required majority127

Regarding the election results, 2023 will mark the first time Mozambique and Switzerland has ever held a Security Council seat. In addition, it will be Japan's twelfth time, Ecuador's fourth time, and Malta's second time sitting on the Security Council.[9]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Security Council Elections 2022". Security Council Report. 31 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Prime Minister Abe Attends the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Swiss aim for UN Security Council in 2023–24. – swissinfo". Swissinfo.ch. 12 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "Switzerland - Candidature to the UN Security Council 2023-2024".
  8. ↑ "Malta UNSC Candidate 2023-24" (PDF). Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". United Nations. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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