2022 United Nations Security Council election

2022 United Nations Security Council election
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Elected Members before election; ; Kenya (Africa); India (Asia–Pacific); Mexico (GRULAC) ; Ireland (WEOG); Norway (WEOG);	New Elected Members ; TBD;

The 2022 United Nations Security Council election will be held in June 2022 during the 76th 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 2023. 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:

One for Africa
One for the Asia-Pacific Group^[1]
One for Latin America and the Caribbean
Two for the Western European and Others Group

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2023–24 period.

Candidates[]

Africa Group[]

Mozambique^[2]

Asia-Pacific Group[]

Mongolia^[3]
Japan^[4]

Western Europe and Others Group[]

Switzerland:^[5] Switzerland released a website dedicated to the final phase of its candidature on 30 October 2020^[6]
Malta^[7]

References[]

^ "Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.
^ "Decisions of the Thirty-Eight Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council" (PDF). African Union. February 4, 2021.
^ "Secretary-General, Opening Annual General Debate, Urges World Leaders to Tackle Global Challenges Decisively for Sake of Future Generations". United Nations. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ "Prime Minister Abe Attends the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
^ "Swiss aim for UN Security Council in 2023–24. – swissinfo". Swissinfo.ch. 12 January 2011.
^ "Switzerland - Candidature to the UN Security Council 2023-2024".
^ "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.

[2] "Decisions of the Thirty-Eight Ordinary Session of the African Union Executive Council" (PDF). African Union. February 4, 2021.

[3] "Secretary-General, Opening Annual General Debate, Urges World Leaders to Tackle Global Challenges Decisively for Sake of Future Generations". United Nations. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[4] "Prime Minister Abe Attends the 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly". Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan). Retrieved 15 November 2020.

[5] "Swiss aim for UN Security Council in 2023–24. – swissinfo". Swissinfo.ch. 12 January 2011.

[6] "Switzerland - Candidature to the UN Security Council 2023-2024".

[7] "Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries". Commonwealth of Nations. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2015.^{[permanent dead link]}

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