2017 United Nations Security Council election information
Election to the United Nations Security Council
2017 United Nations Security Council election
← 2016
2 June 2017[1]
2018 →
6 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
Members before election
Egypt (Africa, Arab) Senegal (Africa) Uruguay (LatAm&Car) Japan (Asia) Ukraine (E. Europe) Italy (WEOG)
New Members
Ivory Coast (Africa)
Equatorial Guinea (Africa)
Peru (LatAm&Car)
Kuwait (Asia-Pacific, Arab)
Poland (E. Europe)
Netherlands (WEOG)
The 2017 United Nations Security Council election was held on 2 June 2017 during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. In addition to the regular elections for five of the non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council, there was by-election for a sixth seat held by Italy who relinquished its seat at the end of the year as part of a term splitting agreement with the Netherlands.[1] The regular elections are for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2018; the by-election is for the remainder of Italy's term.[1]
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 regularly available seats are allocated as follows:
Two for Africa
One for the Asia-Pacific Group[2]
One for Latin America and the Caribbean
One for the Eastern European Group
The six elected members began their two-year terms on 1 January 2018,[3][4] and continued to serve on the Security Council until the end of 2019. Notably, Equatorial Guinea was elected to the Council for the first time.
^ abc"Security Council Elections 2017" (PDF). Security Council Report. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
^"Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.
^INFORM.KZ (29 December 2017). "Kazakhstan to preside over UN Security Council for first time in history". www.inform.kz.
^"Kuwait to lead Arab Group at UNSC starting from Monday - Egypt Today". www.egypttoday.com. January 2018.
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