Singapore and the United Nations

Republic of Singapore
United Nations membership
MembershipFull member
SinceSeptember 21, 1965 (1965-09-21)
UNSC seatNon-permanent
Permanent RepresentativeBurhanudeen Gafoor[1][2]

The Republic of Singapore officially became the 117th member of the United Nations (UN) after its independence on August 9, 1965.[3] From 2001 to 2002, Singapore held a rotational seat on the United Nations Security Council and has participated in UN peacekeeping/observer missions in Kuwait, Angola, Kenya, Cambodia and Timor Leste.[4]

  1. ^ "New Permanent Representative of Singapore Presents Credentials". UN. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Permanent Mission of the Republic of Singapore to the United Nations in New York". Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference sgJoinsUN was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Singapore (05/09)". U.S. Department of State. Retrieved 22 July 2014.