United Nations Security Council election, 2021

United Nations Security Council election, 2021

October 2021

5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council

The 2021 United Nations Security Council election will be held in October 2021 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 2022. 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:

• Two for Africa
• One for the Asia-Pacific Group^[1]
• One for Latin America and the Caribbean
• One for the Eastern European Group

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2022–23 period.

Candidates

Asia-Pacific Group

•  Bahrain^[2]
•  United Arab Emirates^[3]

Eastern Europe Group

•  Albania^[4]

See also

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council

References

1. ↑ "Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.
2. ↑ "Security Council Elections: Options after Saudi Arabia Rejects its Seat". What's in Blue?. 18 October 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013. 
3. ↑ Ankit Kumar. "CHOOSING BETWEEN ALLIES AND UNSC SEAT: INDIA’S CATCH 22 SITUATION" (PDF). Centre for Air Power studies. Retrieved 28 April 2014. 
4. ↑