United Nations Security Council election, 2014

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United Nations Security Council election, 2014
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2013 ←
 October 2014
 → 2015
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Incumbent Members

 Rwanda (Africa)
 Republic of Korea (Asia)
 Argentina (LatAm&Car)
 Australia (WEOG)
 Luxembourg (WEOG)

The 2014 United Nations Security Council election will be held in October 2014 during the 69th 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 2015. 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:

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2015–16 period.

Candidates

Western European and Others Group

Latin American and Caribbean Group

Asia-Pacific Group

African Group

Campaign

Malaysian Permanent Representative to the UN Datuk Hussein Haniff said: "I have been participating in all the open debates. The Malaysian mission is actively engaged in lobbying to get elected. We are the only candidate from Asia, so far, for a UNSC non-permanent seat, and need to get a two-third majority in the General Assembly for a non-permanent membership". Additionally, he asserted that while Malaysia was the sole candidate as of the end of 2013 for the seat, he hopes that "this will remain so until the electoral process is finalised".[14] Foreign Minister Dato' Seri Anifah Aman also said that "We must not take it for granted. We have to work very hard and we have to engage and meet leaders from various countries to secure the seat, but I am quite confident that Malaysia has a very good name globally".[15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.
  2. ↑ "Minister to lobby for Security Council seat". Stuff. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2013. 
  3. ↑ "New Zealand UN Security Council Candidate 2015-16". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 3 January 2012. "New Zealand is seeking a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council in 2015-16. Elections are in 2014." 
  4. ↑ "Malawi's JB meets Sir McKinnon over New Zealand UN seat bid". Nyasa Times. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  5. ↑ "Spain, Candidate for the Securitz Council 2015-2016". Government of Spain, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (Spain). Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ "Tracing our Footsteps; New Zealand and the UN Security Council". New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Retrieved 3 January 2012. "... so far only two are seeking election in 2014 – Spain and New Zealand" 
  7. ↑ "Press Release from Turkey No.129 (Unofficial Translation)". Member States Portal New York. Retrieved 3 January 2012. "Thus, Turkey is announcing its candidacy for non-permanent membership in the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) for the years 2015 2016." 
  8. ↑ "No: 129, 18 May 2011, Press Release Regarding the Turkey's Candidacy for the U.N. Security Council". Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 3 January 2012. "Thus, Turkey is announcing its candidacy for non-permanent membership in the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) for the years 2015 2016." 
  9. ↑ "Mexico should stop backing Venezuela". The News. 13 November 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ Dobell, Graeme (5 September 2012). "UN Security Council: What if we lose?". The Interpreter. Retrieved 20 August 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Canberra backs KL for UN Security Council seat". South African Foreign Policy Initiative. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
  12. ↑ "GCC support Malaysia's bid to occupy UN Security Council seat". The Peninsula. Qatar News Agency. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Country seeks support for security council candidature". Agência Angola Press. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Malaysia intensifies lobbying for UNSC seat in 2015". New Straits Times. Bernama. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2014. 
  15. ↑ "Malaysia to work hard for UN Security Council seat". The Star. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
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