The 2023 United Nations Security Council election was held on 6 June 2023 during the
77th session of the
United Nations
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, held at
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in
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. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the
UN Security Council
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for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2024.
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 the
African Group
*One for the
Asia-Pacific Group
*One for the
Latin American and Caribbean Group
The Group of Latin America and Caribbean Countries, or GRULAC, is one of the five United Nations Regional Groups composed of 33 Member States from Central and South America, as well as some islands in the West Indies. Its members compose 17% of a ...
*One for the
Eastern European Group
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The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2024–25 period.
Candidates
Africa Group
Candidates for 2 available positions are:
*
*
Asia-Pacific Group
Candidates for 1 available position are:
*
Withdrawn
* — Withdrew in September 2022
Eastern European Group
Candidates for 1 available position are:
*
*
**P5 Endorsements:
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Candidate for 1 available position is:
*
Result
African and Asia-Pacific Groups
Latin American and Caribbean Group
Eastern European Group
See also
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List of members of the United Nations Security Council
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References
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2023 elections
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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Non-partisan elections