General Assembly Holds Election of Non-permanent Members of Security Council

Baiba Braže (right), Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia, and Sanita Pavļuta-Deslandes (second from right), Permanent Representative of Latvia to the United Nations, attend the 73rd plenary meeting of the General Assembly. The Assembly held election of non-permanent members of the Security Council. Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia were elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council, with two-year terms beginning in January 2026.

Elections are held annually by secret ballot, with seats allocated by regional group. Candidates must secure a two-thirds majority in the 193-member General Assembly to be elected.