UN elections

Five States were elected by the General Assembly to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term.
UN Photo/Evan Schneider

UN elects five new members to serve on the Security Council 

11 June 2021
UN Affairs

Albania, Brazil, Gabon, Ghana and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were elected by the 75th session of the General Assembly on Friday to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. 

Abdulla Shahid of the Maldives takes the podium after being elected President of the 76th session of the General Assembly.
UN Photo/Loey Felipe

Foreign Minister of Maldives elected next General Assembly President 

7 June 2021
UN Affairs

The UN chief welcomed the election on Monday of Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Maldives, as President-elect of the 76th session of the General Assembly.