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United Nations Security Council election, 2020

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2020

Elected Members before election TBD
  
New Elected Members TBD

The 2020 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-2020 during the 74th 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 2021.

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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:

  • One for Africa
  • One for the Asia-Pacific Group
  • One for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Two for the Western European and Others Group
  • The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2021–22 period.

    Asia-Pacific Group

  •  Afghanistan
  • Western European and Others Group

  •  Canada
  •  Ireland
  •  Norway
  •  San Marino
  • References

    United Nations Security Council election, 2020 Wikipedia