2020 United Nations Security Council election

2020 United Nations Security Council election

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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections   Permanent members   Non-permanent members
Former members before election  South Africa (Africa)  Indonesia (Asia–Pacific)  Dominican Republic (GRULAC)  Belgium (WEOG)  Germany (WEOG) Newly elected members  Kenya (Africa)  India (Asia–Pacific)  Mexico (GRULAC)  Ireland (WEOG)  Norway (WEOG)

The 2020 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 and 18 June 2020 during the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections were for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2021.

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 were allocated as follows:

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

In order of votes received, the countries elected were Mexico, India, Norway, and Ireland, with Kenya elected after a second round of voting the following day against Djibouti in a run off vote. These five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2021–22 period.

The elections were held under special conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with ambassadors only allowed to enter the General Assembly Hall one-by-one to cast their ballots instead of the simultaneous voting that usually takes place.^[2]