Elections to the Security Council

  • 5 June 2024

    Security Council Elections 2024

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow (6 June), the 78th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council. The five seats available for election in 2024, according to the regular distribution among regions, are as follows: one seat...

  • June 2024

    Security Council Elections 2024 

    Monthly Forecast

    On 6 June, the 78th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council. The five seats available for election in 2024, according to the regular distribution among regions, will be as follows:  one seat for the African Group (currently held by Mozambique);   one seat for the Asia-Pacific Group (currently held by Japan);   one seat for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC, currently held by Ecuador); and   two seats for the Western European and Others Group (WEOG, currently held by Malta and Switzerland).   The five new members elected this year will take up their seats on 1 January 2025 and will serve until 31 December 2026. 

  • 5 June 2023

    Security Council Elections 2023

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow (6 June), the 77th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council. The five seats available for election in 2023, according to the regular distribution among regions, will be as...

  • 1 June 2023

    Security Council Elections 2023

    Research Report

    The 77th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections on 6 June for five non-permanent seats of the Security Council for the 2024-2025 term.

  • June 2023

    Security Council Elections 2023

    Monthly Forecast

    The 77th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections on 6 June for five non-permanent seats of the Security Council for the 2024-2025 term.

  • The 20th annual workshop for incoming members of the UN Security Council, titled “Hitting the Ground Running”, will be held on 17 and 18 November on Long Island, New York. The government of Finland is convening the workshop in cooperation...

  • 8 June 2022

    Security Council Elections 2022

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow (9 June), the 76th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2023-2024. The five seats available for election in 2022, according to the regular...

  • June 2022

    Security Council Elections 2022 

    Monthly Forecast

    The 76th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections on 9 June for five non-permanent seats of the Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. 

  • 27 May 2022

    Security Council Elections 2022

    Research Report

    On 9 June, the 76th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council.

  • 10 June 2021

    Security Council Elections 2021

    What's in Blue

    Tomorrow (11 June), the 75th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for the five non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2022-2023. The five seats available for election in 2021, according to the regular...

  • 2 June 2021

    Security Council Elections 2021

    Research Report

    On 11 June, the 75th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for the Security Council.

  • June 2021

    Security Council Elections 2021

    Monthly Forecast

    The 75th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for the Security Council on 11 June for five non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2022-2023.

  • June 2020

    Security Council Elections 2020

    Monthly Forecast

    On 17 June, the General Assembly is scheduled to elect five states to two-year terms on the Security Council, beginning on 1 January 2021. For more detailed information, please see our Research Report: Security Council Elections 2020.

  • 28 May 2020

    Security Council Elections 2020

    Research Report

    On 17 June, the 74th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for the Security Council.

  • The 73rd session of the UN General Assembly is expected to hold elections on 7 June for five non-permanent members of the Security Council for the term 2020-2021. (For more detailed information, please see our 14 May research report Security Council Elections 2019.)