2017 United Nations Security Council election
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. The regular elections are for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2018; the by-election is for the remainder of Italy's term. 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 regularly available seats are allocated as follows:
- Two for Africa
- One for the Asia-Pacific Group
- One for Latin America and the Caribbean
- One for the Eastern European Group
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6 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council | |||
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United Nations Security Council membership after the elections Permanent members Non-permanent members | |||
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The six elected members began their two-year terms on 1 January 2018, 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.