The 2026 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-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:
- One for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- Two for the Western European and Others Group
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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2027–28 period.
Candidates
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Western European and Others Group
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See also
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edit- ^ 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)
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- ^ "Kyrgyzstan bids for non-permanent UN Security Council members". akipress.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Federal Chancellor Scholz at the UN General Assembly 2022". bundesregierung.de. German Federal Government. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "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.