Five nations elected to UN Security Council for 2026–2027 term

Five nations elected to UN Security Council for 2026–2027 term

Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Latvia, and Liberia have been elected to serve as non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for a two-year term starting in January 2026. The election took place on Tuesday, with 188 Member State participating in a single round of secret ballot voting.

These five countries will join Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama, and Somalia, who were elected in 2023 and will serve through 2026. The new members will replace Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone, and Slovenia, whose terms end in December 2025.

Latvia will join the Council for the first time, while the others have previously served. Colombia has held a seat seven times, DRC twice, and both Bahrain and Liberia once. The Security Council consists of 15 members—five permanent with veto power and ten rotating non-permanent members—tasked with maintaining international peace and security.