2024 United Nations Security Council election

2024 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   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:

• 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 2025–26 period.

Candidates

African Group

•   Somalia ^[2]

•   Mauritius ^[3]

Asia-Pacific Group

•   Pakistan ^[4]

Latin American and Caribbean Group

•   Panama ^[5]

Western European and Others Group

•   Denmark ^{[6] [7]}
•   Greece ^[8]

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

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

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

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

• 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. "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. 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.