US EditionColombia Elected Together with Four Other Countries to the Security Council Since 2026
- Starting their two-year terms in January 2026, Colombia joined Bahrain, Congo, Liberia, and Latvia as new members appointed to serve on the UN Security Council.
- These countries earned their seats following a UN General Assembly vote on June 2, 2025, amid discussions on council reform.
- Latvia will serve on the Security Council for the first time while members pledged to address conflicts, inequality, climate change, and human rights.
- Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani emphasized the need for a ceasefire, humanitarian aid for Gaza, and resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
- These new members will face challenges posed by veto powers and ongoing debates over council reform during their two-year terms.
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This Tuesday the General Assembly of the United Nations voted to elect five non-permanent members to the Security Council. Colombia has been one of the elected States, with 180 votes in favour of 188 who participated in the election. The South American country will have a chair along with four other elected members: Liberia, Bahrain, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Latvia. The five will occupy their seats on the Security Council between…
Colombia achieved a significant diplomatic victory by being elected on Tuesday as a non-permanent member of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) for the period 2026-2027. READ ALSO: Petro accuses narcopolitics of persecuting Ambassador Velásquez in the Guatemalan case The election took place during the UN General Assembly in New York. The country obtained almost unanimous support with 180 votes in favour, from a total of 193 member co…
United Nations, 3 Jun (EFE).- Colombia was elected today by the UN General Assembly to occupy, on behalf of the Latin American and Caribbean group, a rotating seat on the Security Council for a two-year term beginning on January 1, 2026.The Assembly, the organ where the 193 UN member countries sit, accepted by 180 votes the candidacy of Colombia, which was taken for granted by having previously agreed between the Latin American and Caribbean geo…
"Great Colombian success: we are part of the Security Council of the United Nations.The main acting body of the international system of nations," Petro said on social network X.
On Tuesday, Colombia won a non-permanent seat in the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) for the period 2026-2027. The General Assembly endorsed the candidacy with 180 votes, following the consensus reached previously between the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The country will replace Guyana in the most "powerful" organ of the United Nations. The Colombian ambassador to the UN, Leonor Zalabata, thanked the international su…
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