2022 United Nations Security Council election

The 2022 United Nations Security Council election was held on 9 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
• 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

Asia-Pacific Group

•  Japan
•  Mongolia

Western Europe and Others Group

•  Switzerland: Switzerland released a website dedicated to the final phase of its candidature on 30 October 2020
•  Malta

Latin America and the Caribbean

•  Ecuador

Result

African and Asia-Pacific Groups

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Western European and Others Group

Regarding the election results, 2023 will mark the first time Mozambique and Switzerland have ever held a Security Council seat. In addition, it will be Japan's twelfth time, Ecuador's fourth time, and Malta's second time sitting on the Security Council.

See also

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council

References