2015 United Nations Security Council election

Election to the United Nations Security Council 15 October 2015 The 2015 United Nations Security Council election was held on 15 October 2015Security 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 during the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The elections are for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2016. 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 are allocated as follows: Two for the African Group (held by Chad and Nigeria) One for the Asia-Pacific Group (held by Jordan) One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (held by Chile) One for the Eastern European Group (held by Lithuania) The five members served on the Security Council for the 2016–17 period. The countries elected were Egypt, Senegal, Uruguay, Japan, and Ukraine. In each vote there were as many vacancies as there were candidates on the ballot. This was the last time a Security Council election was held in the month of October. 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 Candidates African Group Security Council Elections: Options after Saudi Arabia Rejects its Seat 18 October 2013 18 October 2013 What's in Blue? http://www.whatsinblue.org/2013/10/security-council-elections-options-after-saudi-arabia-rejects-its-seat.php Senegal favors Morocco's return to AU 21 March 2013 20 August 2013 Saudi Gazette http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130322157975 Asia-Pacific Group Australia to support Bangladesh for UN Security Council for 2016–17 16 April 2012 20 August 2013 Bangladesh Business News http://www.businessnews-bd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6074:australia-to-support-bangladesh-for-un-security-council-for-2016-17&catid=35:national&Itemid=34 https://web.archive.org/web/20131021234245/http://www.businessnews-bd.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6074:australia-to-support-bangladesh-for-un-security-council-for-2016-17&catid=35:national&Itemid=34 21 October 2013 dead dmy-all — Withdrew on 6 September 2014 in favour of Japan.Bangladesh Withdraws from UN Security Council Candidature in Japan's Favour 7 September 2014 8 September 2014 NDTV http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/bangladesh-withdraws-from-un-security-council-candidature-in-japan-s-favour-587899 Press Conference by Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan January 11, 2011 http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/fm_press/2011/1/0111_01.html Latin American and Caribbean Group 'We Must Move Forward!' Assembly President Says, Challenging Member States to Be Brave Enough to Reject Static Positions, Make United Nations Better 29 September 2010 7 September 2013 United Nations https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2010/ga11006.doc.htm Eastern European Group Ukraine to seek election to UN Security Council in autumn 25 May 2015 24 July 2015 UNIAN http://www.unian.info/politics/1081813-ukraine-to-seek-election-to-un-security-council-in-autumn.html Result African and Asia-Pacific Groups table SEN:187 JPN:184 EGY:179 191 1 1 African and Asia-Pacific Groups ga A/70/PV.33 A 70 V 33 10 a.m. 2 15 October 2015 4 August 2024 Latin American and Caribbean Group table URY:185 191 1 6 Latin American and Caribbean Group ga Eastern European Group table UKR:177 191 1 14 Eastern European Group ga See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council Japan and the United Nations References 2 Category:2015 elections 2015 Category:2015 in the United Nations Category:October 2015 Category:Senegal and the United Nations Category:Egypt and the United Nations Category:Japan and the United Nations Category:Uruguay and the United Nations Category:Ukraine and the United Nations