2013 United Nations Security Council election

2013 United Nations Security Council election
17 October and 6 December 2013
5 (of 10) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council
United Nations Security Council membership after the elections
  Permanent members
  Non-permanent members
Members before election
 Togo (Africa)
 Morocco (Africa)a
 Pakistan (Asia–Pacific)
 Guatemala (GRULAC)
 Azerbaijan (EEG)

 Elected Members
 Chad (Africa)
 Nigeria (Africa)
 Jordan (Asia–Pacific)a
 Chile (GRULAC)
 Lithuania (EEG)


The 2013 United Nations Security Council election was held on 17 October 2013 during the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The Assembly elected Chad, Chile, Lithuania, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia for five non-permanent seats on the UN Security Council for two-year mandates commencing on 1 January 2014. The following day, Saudi Arabia announced that it was declining the seat, accusing UNSC of using "double standards" and being unable to resolve important issues in the Middle East. A second round of voting therefore took place on 6 December, in which Jordan was elected to the council in lieu of Saudi Arabia.

This was the first time Chad and Lithuania were elected members of the Security Council.

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