Five New Non-Permanent Members Elected to the UN Security Council

On Thursday, the United Nations General Assembly elected five new non-permanent members to the UN Security Council. “Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia will serve as members of the Security Council for a two-year term starting January 1, 2025,” announced UN General Assembly President Denis Francis following the voting results.

The voting is traditionally held in secret. To win, a country must receive at least two-thirds of the votes from the UN General Assembly delegates. The Security Council consists of 15 members, five of which are permanent: Russia, the United Kingdom, the USA, France, and China. The remaining members are non-permanent, elected in groups of five each year.

Non-permanent members of the UN Security Council are elected based on regional equitable representation, meaning that different regions of the world have varying numbers of seats.