Denmark elected to the Security Council

Denmark has been elected to the UN Security Council for the period 2025 to 2026. It is the fifth time Denmark serves as a non-permanent member of the Council.

Denmark and Greece were elected in a vote at the General Assembly on behalf of the Western-Europe and others group. Pakistan, Panama and Somalia were also elected for a period of two years for respectively Asia, South America and Africa.

All these countries ran unopposed, meaning that there were five candidate countries for five seats.

Christina Markus Lassen, Permanent Representative of Denmark to the United Nations, addresses a Security Council meeting. UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Two seats on the Council are allocated to the Western Europe and Others Group. These seats come up for election every even calendar year.

Two non-permanent seats are allocated to Latin America and the Caribbean, with one coming up for election every year.

Two non-permanent seats are allocated to the Asia-Pacific Group, with one coming up every election year.

In total there are 10 non-permanent seats in the UN Security Council in addition to the five permanent seats held by China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.

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Publish date : 2024-06-06 16:06:37

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