2016 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council March 2021 28 June 2016 VEN state BOL state Unsuccessful candidate (Asia-Pacific) The 2016 United Nations Security Council election was held on 28 JuneSecurity Council Elections 2016 http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/unsc_elections_2016.pdf Security Council Report 3 June 2016 29 June 2016 during the 70th 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 2017. 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,A/RES/1991(XVIII) A R 1991 18 Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council 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 served on the Security Council for the 2017–18 period. This was the first time a Security Council election was held in the month of June.Security Council Elections 2015 2 October 2015 2 October 2015 Security Council Report http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/srr_unsc_elections_2015.pdf On 18 September 2014, the General Assembly adopted Resolution 68/307 to push the elections back to six months prior to the beginning of the newly elected Council members' terms. A-RES-68-307 A 68 R 307 Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly 10 September 2014 2 October 2015 Moreover, this was the first election of Kazakhstan to the Council. Candidates African Group EX.CL/Draft/Dec.872(XXVI) paragraph 4 (VI))April 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes EAC member states endorse Kutesa for UN 20 August 2013 New Vision http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=639946&CatID=1 — Withdrew in January 2016 at the African Union summit in favour of Ethiopia.Schadomsky Ludger Ethiopia gets non-permanent UN Security Council seat http://www.dw.com/en/ethiopia-gets-non-permanent-un-security-council-seat/a-19362933 29 June 2016 Deutsche Welle 28 June 2016 Africa (sic) heads of state and government had agreed on Ethiopia as a joint candidate at their summit in January, when Kenya and the Seychelles withdrew from the contest. Seychelles bids for UN Security Council seat 5 August 2012 20 August 2013 Associated Press http://bigstory.ap.org/article/seychelles-bids-un-security-council-seat — Withdrew on 16 January 2016 in favour of Ethiopia.Seychelles withdraws bid for UN Security Council seat 16 January 2016 4 March 2016 Seychelles News Agency http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/4443/Seychelles+withdraws+bid+for+U.N.+Security+Council+seat Asia-Pacific Group Secretary-General, Opening Annual General Debate, Urges World Leaders to Tackle Global Challenges Decisively for Sake of Future Generations 21 September 2011 7 September 2013 United Nations https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/ga11147.doc.htm PM gears up for historic UN speech 4 September 2013 7 September 2013 Bangkok Post Achara Ashayagachat http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/367850/pm-gears-up-for-historic-un-speech Latin American and Caribbean Group BOL state Western European and Others Group The EU, the UN and Collective Security. Making Multilateralism Effective 13 May 2013 20 August 2013 Istituto Affari Internazionali http://www.iai.it/content.asp?langid=2&contentid=922 Minister Describes Use of Force to Address Problems as 'Ineffective, Meaningless and Destructive', on Fourth Day of General Assembly's Annual Debate 27 September 2013 28 September 2013 United Nations https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2013/ga11429.doc.htm Support William Courtney, the former U.S. Ambassador to Kazakhstan, said that "based on the solid successes of Kazakhstan to establish CICA, Chairmanship of the OSCE and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Kazakhstan, like no other country, deserves special trust and is a suitable candidate for a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council."Kazakhstan and USA successfully develop strategic partnership http://www.fininfo.kz/iris/news/499671;jsessionid=7633B5324ACE11B654E61C6BE1B9789D FinInfo 4 December 2014 17 June 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141204161826/http://www.fininfo.kz/iris/news/499671;jsessionid=7633B5324ACE11B654E61C6BE1B9789D dead Public debate In May 2016, the World Federation of United Nations Associations hosted the first open debates for UN Member States competing for a seat as a non-permanent member to the Security Council. All five contenders participated in the debate.First Security Council Election Debates 24 May 2016 24 May 2016 WFUNA http://www.wfuna.org/wfuna-security-council-election-initiative Result African and Asia-Pacific Groups table ETH:185 KAZ:113,138 THA:77,55 192,193 1,0 2,0 African and Asia-Pacific Groups ga A/70/PV.106 A 70 V 106 10 a.m. 2 28 June 2016 4 August 2024 Kazakhstan became the first Central Asian country to sit on the UNSC.Kazakh FM Outlines Priorities Following Historic Election to UN Security Council for 2017-2018 http://astanatimes.com/2016/07/kazakh-fm-outlines-priorities-following-historic-election-to-un-security-council-for-2017-2018/ astanatimes.com July 2016 Latin American and Caribbean Group table flagcountry:BOL:state:183 COL:1 CUB:1 193 0 8 Latin American and Caribbean Group ga Western European and Other Group Day 1 table SWE:134 NLD:125,99,96,96,95 ITA:113,92,94,95,95 BEL:1 193,193,193,193,192 0,0,0,0,1 2,2,3,2,2 Western European and Others Group ga A/70/PV.107 A 70 V 107 3 p.m. 1 28 June 2016 4 August 2024 Following five rounds of inconclusive voting, Bert Koenders and Paolo Gentiloni, Foreign Ministers of the Netherlands and Italy respectively, announced a proposal whereby the Netherlands and Italy would split the two-year term with each country serving one year.General Assembly Elects 4 New Non-permanent Members to Security Council, as Western and Others Group Fails to Fill Final Vacancy 28 June 2016 28 June 2016 United Nations https://www.un.org/press/en/2016/ga11796.doc.htm Such arrangements were relatively common in deadlocked elections starting in the late 1950s until 1966, when the Security Council was enlarged. This however would be the first time in over five decades that two members agreed to split a term; intractable deadlocks have instead usually been resolved by the candidate countries withdrawing in favor of a third member state. Day 2 table ITA:179 NLD:4 SMR:1 190 2 6 Western European and Others Group A/70/PV.108 A 70 V 108 3 p.m. 6 30 June 2016 4 August 2024 See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council European Union and the United Nations References External links Kazakhstan UNSC Campaign website Category:2016 elections 2016 Category:June 2016 Category:2016 in the United Nations Category:Ethiopia and the United Nations Category:Kazakhstan and the United Nations Category:Bolivia and the United Nations Category:Sweden and the United Nations Category:Italy and the United Nations