Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council
The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are the five states which the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
Non-Permanent Members of the UN Security Council
The General Assembly elects non-permanent members for two-year terms (end dates of terms).
Somalia (2026)
Non-Council Member states
The following states have never been elected to the UN Security Council since 1946.
Afghanistan
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
Armenia
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Bhutan
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
Central African Republic
Comoros
Cyprus
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Dominica
El Salvador
Eritrea
Fiji
Georgia
Grenada
Haiti
Iceland
Israel
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Latvia
Lesotho
Liechtenstein
Malawi
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Micronesia (Federated States of)
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Myanmar
Nauru
North Macedonia
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Republic of Moldova
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Serbia
Seychelles
Solomon Islands
South Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Tajikistan
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
