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The 2017 United Nations Security Council election was held on 2 June 2017 during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. In addition to the regular elections for five of the non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council, there was by-election for a sixth seat held by Italy who relinquished its seat at the end of the year as part of a term splitting agreement with the Netherlands.[1] The regular elections are for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2018; the by-election is for the remainder of Italy's term.[1] 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,[2] the five regularly available seats are allocated as follows:
- Two for the African Group
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
- One for the Eastern European Group
The six elected members began their two-year terms on 1 January 2018,[3][4] and continued to serve on the Security Council until the end of 2019. Notably, Equatorial Guinea was elected to the Council for the first time.
- ^ a b "Security Council Elections 2017" (PDF). Security Council Report. 24 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
- ^ United Nations General Assembly Session 18 Resolution 1991. Question of equitable representation on the Security Council and the Economic and Social Council A/RES/1991(XVIII)
- ^ INFORM.KZ (29 December 2017). "Kazakhstan to preside over UN Security Council for first time in history". www.inform.kz.
- ^ "Kuwait to lead Arab Group at UNSC starting from Monday - Egypt Today". www.egypttoday.com. January 2018.