United Nations Security Council election, 2020

United Nations Security Council election, 2020
United Nations
2020
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Elected Members before election

TBD

 New Elected Members

TBD

The 2020 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-2020 during the 74th 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 2021.

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 2021–22 period.

Candidates

Asia-Pacific Group

Western European and Others Group

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.
  2. ↑ Ankit Kumar. "CHOOSING BETWEEN ALLIES AND UNSC SEAT: INDIA'S CATCH 22 SITUATION" (PDF). Centre for Air Power studies. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Trudeau unveils Canada's plan to seek 2021 UN Security Council seat". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Department of Foreign Affairs". Irelandunnewyork.org.
  5. ↑ "Norway and the United Nations: Common Future, Common Solutions". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  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.
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