 | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
| Unsuccessful candidates |
 Turkey (WEOG)
|
The 2014 United Nations Security Council election was held on 16 October 2014[1] during the 69th 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 2015. 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,[2] the five available seats were allocated as follows:
- One for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- Two for the Western European and Others Group
The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2015–16 period. The countries elected were Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain, and Venezuela.
- ^ "Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: Report of the Secretary". United Nations. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)