2020 United Nations Security Council election information
Election to the United Nations Security Council
2020 United Nations Security Council election
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17–18 June 2020
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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
Permanent members
Non-permanent members
Former members before election
South Africa (Africa)
Indonesia (Asia–Pacific)
Dominican Republic (GRULAC)
Belgium (WEOG)
Germany (WEOG)
Newly elected members
Kenya (Africa)
India (Asia–Pacific)
Mexico (GRULAC)
Ireland (WEOG)
Norway (WEOG)
The 2020 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 and 18 June 2020 during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were 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 were 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
In order of votes received, the countries elected were Mexico, India, Norway, and Ireland, with Kenya elected after a second round of voting the following day against Djibouti in a run off vote. These five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2021–22 period.
The elections were held under special conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with ambassadors only allowed to enter the General Assembly Hall one-by-one to cast their ballots instead of the simultaneous voting that usually takes place.[2]
^"Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 31 August 2011.
^United Nations General Assembly Session 74 Decision67. Procedure for holding elections by secret ballot without a plenary meeting during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemicA/74/L.67 22 May 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
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