United Nations Security Council election, 1992 - wikipedia United Nations Security Council election, 1992 United Nations Security Council election, 1992 ← 1991 27 October 1992 1993 → 5 ( of 10 ) non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council Members before election Zimbabwe ( Africa ) India ( Asia ) Ecuador ( LatAm&Car ) Austria ( WEOG ) Belgium ( WEOG ) New Members Djibouti ( Africa ) Pakistan ( Asia ) Brazil ( LatAm&Car ) New Zealand ( WEOG ) Spain ( WEOG ) Unsuccessful candidates Sweden ( Western European and Others Group ) The 1992 United Nations Security Council election was held on 27 October 1992 during the Forty - seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly, held at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The General Assembly elected Brazil, Djibouti, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Spain, as the five new non-permanent members of the UN Security Council for two - year mandates commencing on 1 January 1993. Contents 1 Rules 2 Pre-election statements 3 Results 3.1 African and Asian States 3.2 Latin American and Caribbean Group 3.3 Western European and Others Group 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Rules The Security Council has 15 seats, filled by five permanent members and ten non-permanent members. Each year, half of the non-permanent members are elected for two - year terms. A sitting member may not immediately run for re-election. In accordance with the rules whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats are allocated as follows : One for African countries ( held by Zimbabwe ) One for countries from the Asian Group ( now the Asia - Pacific Group ) ( held by India ) One for Latin America and the Caribbean ( held by Ecuador ) Two for the Western European and Others Group ( held by Austria and Belgium ) To be elected, a candidate must receive a two - thirds majority of those present and voting. If the vote is inconclusive after the first round, three rounds of restricted voting shall take place, followed by three rounds of unrestricted voting, and so on, until a result has been obtained. In restricted voting, only official candidates may be voted on, while in unrestricted voting, any member of the given regional group, with the exception of current Council members, may be voted on. Pre-election statements Before the vote itself was held, the Chairmen of the regional groups made their statements endorsing the respective regional candidates. Mr. Ould Mohamed Mahmoud of Mauritania, speaking on behalf of the African Group, transferred the recommendation for the candidacy of Djibouti by both the African Group and the Organization of African Unity. Mr. Aksin of Turkey, speaking on behalf of the Asian Group, transferred the endorsement of the Group for the candidacy of Pakistan. Mr. Piriz Ballon of Uruguay transferred the endorsement of the Latin American and Caribbean Group for the candidacy of Brazil. Mr. Haakonsen of Denmark, speaking for the Western European and Others Group, announced the candidatures of New Zealand, Spain, and Sweden. Results African and Asian States African and Asian States election results Member Round 1 Djibouti 170 Pakistan 161 Iran Nigeria abstentions invalid ballots 0 required majority 115 Latin American and Caribbean Group Latin American and Caribbean Group election results Member Round 1 Brazil 168 abstentions 5 invalid ballots 0 required majority 112 Western European and Others Group Western European and Others Group election results Member Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Spain 118 -- -- New Zealand 108 99 117 Sweden 109 74 55 invalid ballots 0 0 0 abstentions 0 0 0 required majority 116 116 115 See also List of members of the United Nations Security Council, Brazil and the United Nations New Zealand and the United Nations Pakistan and the United Nations References Jump up ^ United Nations Security Council ( 2008 ), Repertoire of the practice of the Security Council, p. 178, retrieved 3 November 2011 Jump up ^ Conforti, Benedetto ( 2005 ), The law and practice of the United Nations, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, p. 61, retrieved 3 November 2011 Jump up ^ Charter of the United Nations, Article 23 Jump up ^ Resolution 1991 A ( XVIII ), dated 1963 - 12 - 17, in force 1965 - 08 - 31. See also the notes accompanying Rules 142 to 144 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly and Item 114 ( a ) ( page 175 ) of UN Document A / 66 / 100, Annotated preliminary list of items to be included in the provisional agenda of the sixty - sixth regular session of the General Assembly. Jump up ^ `` Asian group of nations at UN changes its name to Asia - Pacific group '', Radio New Zealand International, 2011 - 08 - 31. External links UN Document A / 47 / PV. 48 Official record of General Assembly meeting, 11 November 1992 United Nations Security Council elections 1940s 1946 ( Jan ) 1946 ( Nov ) 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990s 1992 1993 2000s 2010s 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 General Assembly UNSC ( Members Reform ) Regional Groups ( EEG GRULAC WEOG ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_Nations_Security_Council_election,_1992&oldid=788098597 '' Categories : 1992 elections United Nations Security Council elections Non-partisan elections 1992 in international relations Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2011 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Edit links This page was last edited on 29 June 2017, at 12 : 55. 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Question: where was the first ever security council summit meeting held in early 1992
Answer: United Nations Headquarters in New York City