Philippines Loses UNSC Bid to Kyrgyzstan - BusinessWorld Online
Kyrgyzstan won 105 votes in the first round and will join the council for the first time after defeating the Philippines in four rounds.
- On Thursday, Kyrgyzstan secured the Asia-Pacific seat on the United Nations Security Council, defeating the Philippines after four rounds of voting at the General Assembly with 142 votes.
- The contest triggered a deadlock between the two Asian nations, with Kyrgyzstan leading the initial ballot 105 to 85 before steadily widening its margin through successive rounds to prevail 142 to 49.
- Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel "Babe" Romualdez stated the seat was "very important" because of challenges in the West Philippine Sea, where Security Council resolutions carry binding force.
- Foreign Affairs Secretary Tess Lazaro congratulated Kyrgyzstan, noting the Philippines' campaign emphasized "peace, dialogue, international law, and cooperation," while Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe were also elected.
- The five newly elected members will assume their roles on January 1, 2027, joining a Security Council facing geopolitical stalemate as Secretary-General António Guterres warned institutions remain "stuck in the world as it was in 1945.
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Philippines loses UNSC bid to Kyrgyzstan - BusinessWorld Online
The Philippines failed to secure a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2027-2028 term after losing to Kyrgyzstan in a four-round election at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Wednesday. Based on the final vote tally announced during the livestreamed UNGA, Kyrgyzstan won the sole Asia-Pacific seat with 142 votes, surpassing the required two-thirds majority of 128 votes from the 191 memb…
PH loses to Kyrgyzstan in non-permanent UNSC seat bid
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lost its bid for a non-permanent seat at the UN Security Council (UNSC) against Kyrgyzstan, via a 49-142 vote. At the UNSC election held on Wednesday, Manila failed to secure the required two-thirds majority, or 128 votes from the 191 UN members present at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York City. READ: PH again seeks seat in UN Security Council Prior to the final count, the UNGA conducted three a…
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