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UN Security Council Election 2026
June 10 , 2026
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- The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) elected five countries as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).
- The elected countries are Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe, and Kyrgyzstan for a two-year term starting 1 January 2027.
- Kyrgyzstan will serve on the UNSC for the first time since joining the United Nations in 1992.
- The new members will join other non-permanent members elected earlier, along with the five permanent members: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
- Non-permanent members are elected for two years by the UNGA through a secret ballot and require a two-thirds majority vote.
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