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United Nations Security Council: Check the 5 non-permanent members added to the UNSC in 2026

The United Nations General Assembly made history on June 3, 2026. Five countries were elected as new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2027. One ...

Five Countries Elected to UN Security Council; Germany Misses Out

The United Nations General ⁠Assembly ⁠on Wednesday elected Austria, ⁠Kyrgyzstan, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago and Zimbabwe to ​the 15-member U.N. Security Council for two-year terms starting on ...

Germany fails to gain seat on UN Security Council

Members of the Security Council in session at the United Nations headquarters in New York, 14 April, 2026 ...

Kyrgyzstan elected to UN Security Council for first time in its history

Kyrgyzstan was elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for 2027-2028, marking a rare win for Central Asia.

India to kick off campaign for 2028–29 UN Security Council seat in third week of July

India is set to officially initiate its campaign for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for ...

Germany says Russia stirred up opposition to UN Security Council bid

Germany's leading ​role in rallying support for Ukraine and its close relations with Israel may have cost Berlin the chance ...
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Rwanda's Justice Minister Asks the Security Council for Custody of Acquitted Persons and Judicial Archives — Families Say the Transfer Would Put Lives at Risk

BRUSSELS, Belgium, June 17, 2026 (EZ Newswire) -- On June 12, 2026, Rwanda's Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Emmanuel Ugirashebuja, told the United Nations Security Council that Rwanda is ...

Five countries elected to UN Security Council as Germany misses out

Portugal and Austria have defeated Germany for seats on the powerful but deeply divided UN Security Council in a hotly contested race after intense campaigning.