Election of 5 Non-Permanent Members of the Security Council

A/DEC/71/422View PDF

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A Decision of the General Assembly, under agenda item 112a Election of 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council, published in 2017.

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41 versions · 1976–2018

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Year	Symbol	Title	Word length	Text similarity
2018	A/DEC/72/419	Election of 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council	187	31%Compare
2017	A/DEC/71/422	Election of 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council	254	—
2016	A/DEC/70/403 B	Election of 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council	—	—
2016	A/DEC/70/403 A	Election of 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council	—	—
2015	A/DEC/69/402	Election of 5 non-permanent members of the Security Council	—	—

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Election of Members

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At its 86th plenary meeting, on 2 June 2017, the General Assembly, in accordance with rule 140 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly, elected the NETHERLANDS as a non-permanent member of the Security Council for the remainder of the term of office of ITALY beginning on 1 January 2018.24

At the same meeting, the General Assembly, in accordance with Article 23 of the Charter of the United Nations, rule 142 of the rules of procedure of the Assembly and paragraph 17 of Assembly resolution 68/307 of

21 A/71/871/Add.1.

22 In accordance with rule 38 of the rules of procedure of the General Assembly, the General Committee consists of the President of the Assembly, the 21 Vice-Presidents and the Chairs of the six Main Committees.

23 Mr. Mouayed Saleh was subsequently replaced by Mr. Mohammed Hussein Bahr Aluloom (Iraq) on 28 September 2017.

24 See A/71/896.

10 September 2014, elected CÔTE D’IVOIRE, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, KUWAIT, PERU and POLAND as non-permanent members of the Security Council for a two-year term of office beginning on 1 January 2018 to fill the vacancies occurring on the expiration of the terms of office of EGYPT, JAPAN, SENEGAL, UKRAINE and URUGUAY.

As a result, as of 1 January 2018, the Security Council is composed of the following 15 Member States:

* Term of office expires on 31 December 2018.

** Term of office expires on 31 December 2019.

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