2026 United Nations Security Council election

2026 United Nations Security Council election
3 June 2026
5 of 10 non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

The 2026 United Nations Security Council election was held on 3 June 2026 during the 80th 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 2027.

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 will serve on the Security Council for the 2027–28 period.

Candidates

African Group

Asia-Pacific Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Western European and Others Group

Results

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

African and Asia-Pacific Groups election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Zimbabwe182
 Kyrgyzstan142
 Philippines49
valid ballots191
abstentions0
present and voting191
required majority128

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Trinidad and Tobago181
 Guyana1
valid ballots191
abstentions9
present and voting182
required majority122

Western European and Others Group

Western European and Others Group election results[9]
Member Round 1
 Portugal134
 Austria131
 Germany104
valid ballots191
abstentions1
present and voting190
required majority127

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. ↑ "Decision on african candidatures within the international system". africanlii.org.
  3. ↑ Rocamora, Joyce Ann (2022-09-21). "PBBM lobbies for PH's UN Security Council bid". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 2025-04-19.
  4. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan bids for non-permanent UN Security Council members". akipress.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  5. ↑ "Remarks by Ms. Erica Fortune, Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and CARICOM Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago at the ACS 31st Anniversary Cocktail Reception | The Association of Caribbean States". www.acs-aec.org. Retrieved 2025-12-27.
  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. ↑ "Non-Permanent Member of the Security Council 2027–2028". Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations. Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Federal Chancellor Scholz at the UN General Assembly 2022". bundesregierung.de. German Federal Government. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  9. 1 2 3 General Assembly: 76th Plenary meeting, 80th session, Election of non-permanent members of the Security Council. United Nations. 3 June 2026. Results announced at 07:54. Retrieved 3 June 2026 – via UN Web TV.