2023 United Nations Security Council election

2023 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   Gabon (Africa)   Ghana (Africa)   United Arab Emirates (Asia–Pacific)a   Brazil (GRULAC)   Albania (EEG) a. Arab state Elected Members   Sierra Leone (Africa)   Algeria (Africa)a   South Korea (Asia–Pacific)   Guyana (GRULAC)   Slovenia (EEG)

The 2023 United Nations Security Council election was held on 6 June 2023 during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2024. 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] [2]} the five available seats were allocated as follows:

• Two for the African Group
• One for the Asia-Pacific Group
• One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
• One for the Eastern European Group

The five members served on the Security Council for the 2024–25 period.

Candidates

African Group

The candidates for two available positions were:

•   Algeria ^[3]
•   Sierra Leone ^[4]

Asia-Pacific Group

The candidates for one available position were:

•   Republic of Korea ^[5]

Withdrawn

•   Tajikistan ^[6] — Withdrew in September 2022

Latin American and Caribbean Group

The candidate for one available position was:

•   Guyana ^[7]

Eastern European Group

The candidates for one available position were:

•   Belarus ^[8]
•   Slovenia ^[8]
  • P5 Endorsements:   United States ^[8]

Result

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results [9]
Member	Round 1
Sierra Leone	188
Algeria	184
South Korea	180
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
Guyana	191
valid ballots	192
abstentions	1
present and voting	191
required majority	128

Eastern European Group

Eastern European Group election results [9]
Member	Round 1
Slovenia	153
Belarus	38
valid ballots	192
abstentions	1
present and voting	191
required majority	128

See also

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council

References

1. United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social CouncilA/RES/1991(XVIII) Retrieved accessdate.
2. United Nations General Assembly Session 77 Verbatim record75. A/77/PV.75 page 1. 6 June 2023at 10 a.m. Retrieved accessdate.
3. "Decisions of the Thirty-Ninth Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council" (PDF). African Union. October 14, 2021. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
4. "Decisions of the Fortieth Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council" (PDF). February 3, 2022. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
5. "Address by President Moon Jae-in at 76th Session of United Nations General Assembly". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea. September 24, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
6. "Speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Mr. Sirodjidin Aslov at the 41st session of the Council of the OIC Member States Foreign Ministers". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan. 20 June 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
7. "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
8. Maček, Sebastijan R. (2021-12-22). "Slovenia wins US support for UN Security Council bid". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
9. United Nations General Assembly Session 77 Verbatim record75. A/77/PV.75 (Resumption 1) page 1. 6 June 2023at 11 a.m. Retrieved accessdate.