1992 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council April 2020 27 October 1992 AUT state y Unsuccessful candidate (WEOG) The 1992 United Nations Security Council election was held on 27 October 1992 during the Forty-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Brazil, Djibouti (for the first time), New Zealand, Pakistan, and Spain, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 1993. 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 United Nations Publications 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.Charter of the United Nations, Article 23 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 1965-08-31. 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: One for African countries (held by Zimbabwe) One for countries from the Asian Group (now the Asia-Pacific Group"Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia-Pacific group", Radio New Zealand International, 2011-08-31.) (held by India) One for Latin America and the Caribbean (held by Ecuador) Two for the Western European and Others Group (held by Austria and Belgium) 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 regional block rotations were enforced by statute since the 1963 UNSC reforms, however for the 1991 vote and earlier, each nation submitted only one ballot for the first round containing nations from all blocks up for election.A/46/PV.32 A 46 PV.32 V 25 November 2025 Beginning in 1992, three ballots were distributed per nation for the first round of voting; one for each regional block. As a result, the required majority could be different per regional block.A/47/PV.48 A 47 PV.48 V 25 November 2025 Pre-election statements Before the vote itself was held, the Chairmen of the regional groups made their statements endorsing the respective regional candidates. Mr. Ould Mohamed Mahmoud of Mauritania, speaking on behalf of the African Group, transferred the recommendation for the candidacy of Djibouti by both the African Group and the Organization of African Unity. Mr. Aksin of Turkey, speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, transferred the endorsement of the Group for the candidacy of Pakistan. Mr. Piriz Ballon of Uruguay transferred the endorsement of the Latin American and Caribbean Group for the candidacy of Brazil. Mr. Haakonsen of Denmark, speaking for the Western European and Others Group, announced the candidatures of New Zealand, Spain, and Sweden. Results African and Asian States African and Asian States election results MemberRound 1 170 161 1 1abstentions 1invalid ballots 0required majority 115 Latin American and Caribbean Group Latin American and Caribbean Group election results MemberRound 1 168abstentions 5invalid ballots 0required majority 112 Western European and Others Group Western European and Others Group election results MemberRound 1Round 2Round 3 118—— 10899117 1097455invalid ballots 000abstentions 000required majority 116116115 See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council, Brazil and the United Nations New Zealand and the United Nations Pakistan and the United Nations References External links UN Document A/47/PV.48 Official record of General Assembly meeting, 11 November 1992 Category:1992 elections 1992 Category:1992 in the United Nations Category:October 1992 Category:Djibouti and the United Nations Category:Pakistan and the United Nations Category:Brazil and the United Nations Category:New Zealand and the United Nations Category:Spain and the United Nations