2013 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council July 2020 17 October and 6 December 2013 The 2013 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2013Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly: Report by the Secretary-General 5 July 2013 9 August 2013 United Nations http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N13/384/60/PDF/N1338460.pdf?OpenElement https://web.archive.org/web/20131019095543/http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N13/384/60/PDF/N1338460.pdf?OpenElement 19 October 2013 dead 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.Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria and Saudi Arabia elected to serve on UN Security Council 17 October 2013 17 October 2013 United Nations https://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=46277&Cr=security+council&Cr1=#.UmAVWCQd5TQ 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.http://www.aawsat.net/2013/10/article55319608 Saudi Arabia declines UN Security Council seat Asharq Al-Awsat 2013-10-18 2013-10-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20131019022009/http://www.aawsat.net/2013/10/article55319608 2013-10-19 A second round of voting therefore took place on 6 December,UN General Assembly sets Dec. 6 election to choose Jordan for 2-year Security Council seat 21 November 2013 28 November 2013 Montreal Gazette https://montrealgazette.com/news/General+Assembly+sets+election+choose+Jordan+Security/9194598/story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20131203130151/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/General+Assembly+sets+election+choose+Jordan+Security/9194598/story.html 3 December 2013 dead 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. Rules The Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two-year terms.United Nations Security Council Repertoire of the practice of the Security Council 2008 178 9789211370300 https://books.google.com/books?id=C0FR2aSR1SoC&pg=PA178Benedetto Conforti The law and practice of the United Nations Martinus Nijhoff Publishers 2005 61 9004143092 https://books.google.com/books?id=eOdMqtyxOS8C&pg=PA61 A sitting member may not immediately run for re-election.https://www.un.org/en/documents/charter/chapter5.shtml Charter of the United Nations, Article 23 Un.org 2013-10-25 In accordance with the 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,Resolution 1991 A (XVIII), dated 1963-12-17, in force 31 August 1965. See also the notes accompanying Rules 142 to 144 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly and Item 114(a) (page 175) of UN Document A/66/100, Annotated preliminary list of items to be included in the provisional agenda of the sixty-sixth regular session of the General Assembly. the five available seats are allocated as follows: Two for the African Group (held by Morocco and Togo) One for the Asia-Pacific Group (previously called the Asian Group), for the "Arab swing seat"nb The Arab swing seat alternates every two years between the Asian and the African groups. Special Research Report No. 4: Security Council Elections 2011 United National Security Council Report http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/special-research-report/lookup-c-glKWLeMTIsG-b-7741609.php?print=true (held by Pakistan) One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (held by Guatemala) One for the Eastern European Group (held by Azerbaijan) To be elected, a candidate must receive a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. If the vote is inconclusive after the first round, three rounds of restricted voting shall take place, followed by three rounds of unrestricted voting, and so on, until a result has been obtained. In restricted voting, only official candidates may be voted on, while in unrestricted voting, any member of the given regional group, with the exception of current Council members, may be voted on. The five members are expected to serve on the Security Council for the 2014–15 period. Candidates African Group First Timers Chad, Georgia, Lithuania and Saudi Arabia Among Those Vying for UNSC Seats in 2014–15 10 April 2013 20 August 2013 UN Tribune http://untribune.com/post/47650883745/first-timers-chad-georgia-lithuania-and-saudi-arabia 27 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130927142537/http://untribune.com/post/47650883745/first-timers-chad-georgia-lithuania-and-saudi-arabia deadSecurity Council Elections 2013 25 September 2013 25 September 2013 Security Council Report http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/special-research-report/security-council-elections-2013.php — Withdrewhttp://leadership.ng/news/161013/security-council-poll-nigeria-knows-fate-tomorrow Security Council Poll: Nigeria Knows Fate Tomorrow Oluwarotimi Abiodun 16 October 2013 Abuja, Nigeria 16 October 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131017071755/http://leadership.ng/news/161013/security-council-poll-nigeria-knows-fate-tomorrow 17 October 2013 dead Leadership Asia-Pacific group An Arab state is due to take a seat on account of the custom of rotation of the unofficial "Arab seat" between the Arab states belonging to the African and Asian groups and the expiry of the term of the previous Arab member, Morocco, whose term expires in 2013. Saudi Arabia scheduled to be UNSC non-permanent member for 2014–15 18 October 2012 20 August 2013 Kuwait New Agency http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2269304&language=en — Declared candidacy after Saudi Arabia declined its election to the Council Latin American and Caribbean Group La candidatura de Chile al Consejo de Seguridad y el proceso de La Haya http://www.diariolaprimeraperu.com/online/columnistas-y-colaboradores/la-candidatura-de-chile-al-consejo-de-seguridad-y-el-proceso-de-la-haya_103896.html La Pr1mera 27 March 2012 28 September 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130928075859/http://www.diariolaprimeraperu.com/online/columnistas-y-colaboradores/la-candidatura-de-chile-al-consejo-de-seguridad-y-el-proceso-de-la-haya_103896.html usurped Eastern European group Address of H.E. Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of the Republic of Lithuania, at the United Nations General Assembly Session in New York 22 September 2011 20 August 2013 http://www.president.lt/en/activities/speeches/address_of_h.e._dalia_grybauskaite_president_of_the_republic_of_lithuania_at_the_united_nations_general_assembly_session_in_new_york.html — Withdrew on 30 April 2013 for diplomatic and financial reasonsGeorgia will not nominate its candidacy for non-permanent members of UN Security Council by 2014 30 April 2013 25 September 2013 Trend http://en.trend.az/regions/scaucasus/georgia/2145220.html Results African and Asia-Pacific Groups Day 1 table NGA:186 CHA:184 SAU:176 SEN:2 GAM:2 LBN:1 191 0 0 African and Asia-Pacific Groups ga A/68/PV.34 A 68 V 34 10 a.m. 2 17 October 2013 4 August 2024 Rejection Following the vote, Saudi Arabia, despite winning a seat, declined to take it, citing the UNSC's "double standards" in being allegedly ineffective in regards to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, nuclear disarmament in the Middle East and putting an end to the Syrian civil war. Angus McDowall Saudi Arabia, angered over Mideast, declines Security Council seat Retuers 16 October 2013 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-saudi-securitycouncil-idUSBRE99H06S20131018 This was the first time a state had rejected a Security Council seat. Saudi Arabia's refusal of the seat surprised both United Nations diplomats and some observers inside the country, where the announcement of the election had been received favorably.https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/19/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-rejects-security-council-seat.html?smid=pl-share Saudi Arabia Rejects Security Council Seat ALAN COWELL, RICK GLADSTONE and ROBERT F. WORTH 18 October 2013 The New York Times The Gulf Cooperation Council supported Saudi Arabia's bid.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/10/gcc-backs-saudi-arabia-rejection-un-seat-2013102022651363292.html GCC backs Saudi Arabia rejection of UN seat - Middle East Al Jazeera English 2013-10-25 In addition, Saudi intelligence chief Prince Bandar bin Sultan suggested a distancing of Saudi Arabia–United States relations as a result of the same issue over the Syrian civil war, amongst other reasons.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2013/10/saudi-reassess-relations-with-us-20131022213218439646.html Saudi to reassess relations with US: report - Middle East Al Jazeera English 2013-10-25 On 12 November, Saudi Arabia formally declined the seat, advising the Secretary-General that it "would not be in a position to take the seat on the Security Council to which it was elected."United Nations, General Assembly, Letter dated 12 November 2013 from the Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General, A/68/599 (14 November 2013), available from undocs.org/A/68/599 Day 2 A second vote was held on 6 December to fill the vacancy created by the rejection of Saudi Arabia to take the seat it was elected to. Prior to the vote, the General Assembly honoured Nelson Mandela, who had died the previous day. There were 185 ballot papers.General Assembly elects Jordan as non-permanent Security Council member, appoints Morocco to Economic and Social Council https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/ga11464.doc.htm United Nations Department of Public Information, News and Media Division, New York 6 December 2013 7 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131207035641/http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/ga11464.doc.htm dead table JOR:178 SAU:1 183 2 4 African and Asia-Pacific States A/68/PV.61 A 68 V 61 10 a.m. 5 6 December 2013 4 August 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Group table CHL:186 191 0 5 Latin American and Caribbean Group ga Eastern European Group table LTU:187 CRO:1 190 1 2 Eastern European Group ga See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council Notes nb References 35em 2013 Category:2013 elections Category:2013 in the United Nations Category:October 2013 Category:December 2013 Category:Chad and the United Nations Category:Chile and the United Nations Category:Jordan and the United Nations Category:Lithuania and the United Nations Category:Nigeria and the United Nations Category:Saudi Arabia and the United Nations