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The 2013 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2013[1] during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The Assembly elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2014.[2] The following day, Saudi Arabia announced that it was declining the seat, accusing UNSC of using "double standards" and being unable to resolve important issues in the Middle East.[3] A second round of voting therefore took place on 6 December,[4] in which Jordan was elected to the council in lieu of Saudi Arabia.
This was the first time Chad and Lithuania were elected members of the Security Council.
- ^ "Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: Report by the Secretary-General" (PDF). United Nations. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
- ^ "Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to serve on UN Security Council". United Nations. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia declines UN Security Council seat". Asharq Al-Awsat. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "UN General Assembly sets Dec. 6 election to choose Jordan for 2-year Security Council seat". Montreal Gazette. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2013.