2022 United Nations Security Council election

2022 United Nations Security Council election

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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   Kenya (Africa)   India (Asia–Pacific)   Mexico (GRULAC)   Ireland (WEOG)   Norway (WEOG) Elected Members   Mozambique (Africa)   Japan (Asia–Pacific)   Ecuador (GRULAC)   Malta (WEOG)   Switzerland (WEOG)

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

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

Candidates

African Group

•   Mozambique ^[3]

Asia-Pacific Group

•   Japan ^[4]
•   Mongolia ^[5]

Latin American and Caribbean Group

•   Ecuador ^[1]

Western European and Others Group

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

Result

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results [9]
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

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results [9]
Member	Round 1
Ecuador	190
valid ballots	192
abstentions	2
present and voting	190
required majority	127

Western European and Others Group

Western European and Others Group election results [9]
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

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council

References

1. "Security Council Elections 2022". Security Council Report. 31 May 2022.
2. United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social CouncilA/RES/1991(XVIII)
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. United Nations General Assembly Session 76 Verbatim record79. A/76/PV.79 page 9. 9 June 2022at 9 a.m. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
10. "UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council". United Nations. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.