2027 United Nations Security Council election

2027 United Nations Security Council election

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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Incumbent Members   Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa)   Liberia (Africa)   Bahrain (Asia–Pacific)a   Colombia (GRULAC)   Latvia (EEG) a. Arab state

The 2027 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-2027 during the 81st 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 2028. 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:

• 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 will serve on the Security Council for the 2028–29 period.

Candidates

African Group

•   Libya
•   Morocco
•   Nigeria

Asia-Pacific Group

•   India ^[2]
•   Tajikistan ^[3]

Eastern European Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

•   Slovakia

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. "India Declares Candidature For UN Security Council Membership For 2028–29 Term". NDTV. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
3. "OIC Candidacies". Organization of Islamic Cooperation. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.