2009 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council 15 October 2009 Libya 1977 CRI state y The 2009 United Nations Security Council election was held on 15 October 2009 during the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The election was for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council to serve two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2010. 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: Two for the African Group (previously held by Burkina Faso and Libya) One for the Asian Group (previously held by Vietnam) One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (previously held by Costa Rica) One for the Eastern European Group (previously held by Croatia) Nigeria was expected to run unopposed but unexpectedly faced competition from Sierra Leone.http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/6441902.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110606074652/http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90855/6441902.html 6 June 2011 7 August 2024 Nigeria, Sierra Leone in deadlock over UN seat 4 July 2008 People's Daily Onlinehttps://allafrica.com/stories/200807040887.html West Africa: Sierra Leone, Nigeria Battle for UN Seat Olusegun Ogundeji Concord Times 4 July 2008 7 August 2024 Nigeria had already served thrice in the UNSC, while Sierra Leone had served only once. In the end, Sierra Leone did not contest the seat, however. Gabon ran for the second seat. Bosnia and Herzegovina was the only candidate country for the Eastern European group seat, as Poland withdrew its candidacy in order to give strong support to the new Bosnian statehood. Poland gave its support to Bosnia and Herzegovina and invited "all the countries which have already given their support to Polish candidacy, to back-up Bosnia and Herzegovina becoming a member of the UN Security Council."http://www.msz.gov.pl/Poland,supports,Bosnia,and,Herzegovina,22176.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081022025036/http://www.msz.gov.pl/Poland,supports,Bosnia,and,Herzegovina,22176.html 22 October 2008 9 October 2008 Poland supports Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 August 2024 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Serbia announced its plans to run for the Eastern Europe seat.http://www.seebiz.eu/hr/politika/tadic-kandidovacemo-se-za-poziciju-u-savetu-bezbednosti,27750.html Tadić: Kandidovaćemo se za poziciju u Savetu bezbednosti 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20090406073932/http://www.seebiz.eu/hr/politika/tadic-kandidovacemo-se-za-poziciju-u-savetu-bezbednosti%2C27750.html 2009-04-06 dead As Libya's term was ending, the new Arab representative would come from the Asian Group. One of the eleven Arab League member states in Asia would therefore succeed to Vietnam's seat in this election. Lebanon announced its intention to obtain this seat. Brazil sought to replace Costa Rica. This year, Bosnia and Herzegovina was elected to the Council for the first time. Result African and Asian Groups table NGA:186 GAB:184 LBN:180 TOG:1 SLE:1 IRN:1 LBR:1 190 0 0 African and Asian Groups ga A/64/PV.20 A 64 V 20 10 a.m. 2 15 October 2009 4 August 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Group table BRA:182 flag:Venezuela:state:1 190 0 7 Latin American and Caribbean Group ga Eastern European Group table BIH:183 190 0 7 Eastern European Group ga See also Politics List of members of the United Nations Security Council Brazil and the United Nations List of United Nations resolutions relating to Lebanon References External links General Assembly 64th session 20th plenary meeting (official records) GA/10871 Department of Public Information UN News Centre Category:2009 in the United Nations 2009 Category:2009 elections Category:2009 in New York City Category:October 2009 Category:Gabon and the United Nations Category:Nigeria and the United Nations Category:Lebanon and the United Nations Category:Brazil and the United Nations Category:Bosnia and Herzegovina and the United Nations