Zimbabwe has won a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council after receiving 182 votes out of 191 in an election held in New York on Wednesday, 3 June 2026.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed the result on its X account.
“Zimbabwe has just won a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, receiving 182 votes out of 191,” reads the X post.
The UN General Assembly elected Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, and Zimbabwe to the 15-member Security Council for two-year terms beginning on 1 January 2027.
After four rounds of secret balloting, Kyrgyzstan secured 142 votes to win the sole Asia-Pacific seat, while the Philippines received just 49. Kyrgyzstan has replaced Pakistan.
Germany, which had lobbied hard for a place, came third in the contest for the two seats allocated to the Western European and Others Group. It received 104 votes, behind Portugal with 134 and Austria with 131.
The Security Council is the only UN body that can make legally binding decisions, including imposing sanctions and authorising the use of force. It has five permanent, veto-wielding members: Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States.
The remaining 10 members are elected, with five new members joining each year. One comes from the Africa Group, one from the Latin American and Caribbean Group, one from the Asia-Pacific Group, and two from the Western European and Others Group.
Zimbabwe will replace Somalia, Trinidad and Tobago will replace Panama, and Portugal and Austria will replace Denmark and Greece.
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