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 Africa
 * One for the Asia-Pacific Group
 * One for Latin America and the Caribbean
 * Two for the Western European and Others Group

The five members will serve on the Security Council for the 2023–24 period.

Western Europe and Others Group

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

Western European and Others Group
Regarding the election results, 2023 will mark the first time Mozambique and Switzerland have ever held a Security Council seat. In addition, it will be Japan's twelfth time, Ecuador's fourth time, and Malta's second time sitting on the Security Council.