2027 United Nations Security Council election

The 2027 United Nations Security Council election will be held in mid-2027 during the 81st 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 2028. 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,^[1] 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

2027 United Nations Security Council election

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5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
Incumbent Members  Democratic Republic of the Congo (Africa)  Liberia (Africa)  Bahrain (Asia–Pacific)a  Colombia (GRULAC)  Latvia (EEG) a. Arab state

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2028–29 period.

Candidates

African Group

•  Libya
•  Morocco
•  Nigeria

Asia-Pacific Group

•  India^[2]
•  Tajikistan^[3]

Eastern European Group

Candidates for 1 available position are:

•  Slovakia

See also

• List of members of the United Nations Security Council