Security Council Elections 2025

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On 3 June, the 79th session of the UN General Assembly is scheduled to hold elections for membership of the Security Council. The five seats available for election in 2025, according

to the regular distribution among regions, will be as follows:

• two seats for the African Group (currently held by Algeria and Sierra Leone);
• one seat for the Group of Asia and the Pacific Small Island Developing States (Asia-Pacific Group, currently held by the Republic of Korea);
• one seat for the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC, currently held by Guyana); and
• one seat for the Eastern European Group (currently held by Slovenia).

The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) is not contesting any seats this year, as its two seats, held by Denmark and Greece through 2026, come up for election every other year. The five new members elected this year will take up their seats on 1 January 2026 and will serve until 31 December 2027.