2019 United Nations Security Council election

2019 United Nations Security Council election
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7 June 2019
5 of 10 non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
map of United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
United Nations Security Council membership after the election
  Permanent members
  Non-permanent members
Outgoing members
 Ivory Coast (Africa)
 Equatorial Guinea (Africa)
 Kuwait (Asia–Pacific)a
Peru (GRULAC)
 Poland (EEG)
Elected members
 Niger (Africa)
 Tunisia (Africa)a
 Vietnam (Asia–Pacific)
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GRULAC)
 Estonia (EEG)

The 2019 United Nations Security Council election was held on 7 June during the 73rd 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 2020.

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:

The five members served on the Security Council for the 2020–21 period.

Notably, St. Vincent and the Grenadines set a new record as the smallest ever Security Council member.[2] Both St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Estonia were elected to the Council for the first time.

Candidates

African Group

Asia-Pacific Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Eastern European Group

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[10]
Member Round 1
 Vietnam192
 Niger191
 Tunisia191
valid ballots193
abstentions0
present and voting193
required majority129

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[10]
Member Round 1
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines185
 El Salvador6
valid ballots193
abstentions2
present and voting191
required majority128

Eastern European Group

Eastern European Group election results[10]
Member Round 1 Round 2
 Estonia111132
 Romania7858
 Georgia1—
 Latvia1—
valid ballots193192
abstentions22
present and voting191190
required majority128127

See also

References

  1. ↑ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)
  2. ↑ "St. Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder". UN News. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-16.
  3. ↑ "Ghana, Malta pledge to deepen ties". Daily Graphic. Accra, Ghana. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tunisia vows to assert responsibility to represent Africa in bid for non-permanent seat in UNSC". Azania Post. 3 July 2018. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Viet Nam makes bilateral leap with Ukraine towards prosperity". Viet Nam News. 17 November 2012. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Estonia to the UN Security Council 2020-2021". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 26 January 2018. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Gallery: Estonia gains non-permanent UN Security Council seat". ERR News. ERR. 2019-06-07. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  9. ↑ "Agerpress". Agerpress. 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  10. 1 2 3 United Nations General Assembly Session 73 Verbatim record 89. A/73/PV.89 page 2. 7 June 2019 at 10 a.m. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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