2022 United Nations Security Council election

The 2022 United Nations Security Council election was held on 9 June 2022 during the 76th 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 2023. 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, the five available seats are allocated as follows:

One for the African Group
One for the Asia-Pacific Group
One for the Latin American and Caribbean Group
Two for the Western European and Others Group

The five members served on the Security Council for the 2023-24 period.

Candidates

Western European and Others Group

: Switzerland released a website dedicated to the final phase of its candidature on 30 October 2020

Result

Western European and Others Group

2023 marked the first time that Mozambique and Switzerland ever held a Security Council seat.