2019 United Nations Security Council election
{{Short description|Election to the United Nations Security Council}}
{{Infobox United Nations Security Council election odd
| election_date = 7 June 2019
| old_africa1 = {{CIV}}
| old_africa2 = {{GEQ}}
| old_asia = {{KUW}}
| old_america = {{flag|Peru|state}}
| old_europe = {{POL}}
| new_africa1 = {{NER}}
| new_africa2 = {{TUN}}
| new_asia = {{VIE}}
| new_america = {{VCT}}
| new_europe = {{EST}}
}}
The 2019 United Nations Security Council election was held on 7 June during the 73rd 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 2020.
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,{{UN document|docid=A/RES/1991(XVIII)|body=A|type=R|resolution_number=1991|session=18|title=Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council}} 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
- One for the Eastern European Group
The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2020–21 period.
Notably, St. Vincent and the Grenadines set a new record as the smallest ever Security Council member.{{Cite web|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/06/1040071|title=St. Vincent and the Grenadines breaks a record, as smallest ever Security Council seat holder|date=2019-06-07|website=UN News|language=en|access-date=2019-06-16}} Both St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Estonia were elected to the Council for the first time.
Candidates
= African Group =
- {{GHA}}{{Cite web|title= Ghana, Malta pledge to deepen ties|date=27 July 2017|accessdate=19 August 2018|publisher=Graphic Online|url=https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-malta-pledge-to-deepen-ties.html}} (withdrawn)
- {{NIG}}
- {{TUN}}{{Cite web|title=Tunisia vows to assert responsibility to represent Africa in bid for non-permanent seat in UNSC|date=3 July 2018|accessdate=19 August 2018|publisher=Azania Post|url=http://www.azaniapost.com/africa/tunisia-vows-to-assert-responsibility-to-represent-africa-in-bid-for-non-permanent-h20084.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819051314/http://www.azaniapost.com/africa/tunisia-vows-to-assert-responsibility-to-represent-africa-in-bid-for-non-permanent-h20084.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 19, 2018}}
= Asia-Pacific Group =
= Latin American and Caribbean Group =
- {{VCT}}{{Cite web|title=Candidature Chart of the Commonwealth Countries|date=20 February 2014|accessdate=1 November 2015|publisher=Commonwealth of Nations|url=http://thecommonwealth.org/sites/default/files/Finline/CommonwealthCandidatureChartNovember112013.doc}}{{Dead link|date=July 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
=== Eastern European Group ===
- {{EST}}{{cite web |title=Estonia to the UN Security Council 2020-2021 |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |date=26 January 2018 |url=https://vm.ee/en/estonia-un-security-council-2020-2021 |accessdate=22 April 2019}}{{cite news |title=Gallery: Estonia gains non-permanent UN Security Council seat |work=ERR News |publisher=ERR |date=2019-06-07 |url= https://news.err.ee/950290/gallery-estonia-gains-non-permanent-un-security-council-seat |accessdate=2019-06-07}}
- {{ROM}}{{cite web |title=Agerpress |publisher=Agerpress |date=3 June 2017 |url=https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2017/06/03/romania-s-candidacy-for-un-security-council-non-permanent-member-mandate-officially-launched-13-23-07 |accessdate=18 July 2017 |archive-date=5 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170705101822/https://www.agerpres.ro/english/2017/06/03/romania-s-candidacy-for-un-security-council-non-permanent-member-mandate-officially-launched-13-23-07 |url-status=dead }}
Results
=African and Asia-Pacific Groups=
{{#invoke:United Nations Security Council election results|table
|VNM:192
|NER:191
|TUN:191
|valid=193
|invalid=0
|abstentions=0
|group=African and Asia-Pacific Groups
|ref_name=ga
|ref={{UN document|docid=A/73/PV.89|body=A|session=73|type=V|meeting=89|meetingtime=10 a.m.|page=2|date=7 June 2019|accessdate=2 August 2024}}
}}
=Latin American and Caribbean Group=
{{#invoke:United Nations Security Council election results|table
|VCT:185
|SLV:6
|valid=193
|invalid=0
|abstentions=2
|group=Latin American and Caribbean Group
|ref_name=ga
}}
=Eastern European Group=
{{#invoke:United Nations Security Council election results|table
|EST:111,132
|ROU:78,58
|GEO:1
|LVA:1
|valid=193,192
|invalid=0,0
|abstentions=2,2
|group=Eastern European Group
|ref_name=ga
}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je8xKr7jLmk Results of the election on YouTube]
{{United Nations Security Council elections}}
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