Greece was elected, on June 6 2024, as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2025-2026 term with the support of 182 states. This marks the third time our country will hold a seat on the Security Council, following the two-year terms in 1952-1953 and 2005-2006.
Three Greek words of universal meaning, starting with D, will guide Greece’s term on the United Nations Security Council:
| Dialogue | Diplomacy | Democracy |
| Dialogue | Diplomacy | Democracy |
Dialogue: the act of exchanging reasonable arguments
Diplomacy: rooted in the Greek word for two, diplomacy is in essence the dialogue between two parts
Democracy: it literally means power of the people
Dialogue
Diplomacy
Democracy
May 1- Greece assumes presidency of the UN Security Council for one month
During its monthly Presidency, Greece will have the opportunity to showcase its strong diplomatic footprint, its role as an honest interlocutor, and as a bridge between East and West, North and South, with international law and the United Nations Charter guiding its foreign policy.
Greece enters the UN Security Council – Flag Installation Ceremony
Proud moment, Greece raises its flag at the UN Security Council during today’s Flag Installation Ceremony. Together with Denmark, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia, Greece will serve as an elected UNSC member for the next two years.
Greece begins its term as an elected member of the UN Security Council
As of today, January 1, 2025, Greece assumes the position as an elected member of the UN Security Council at a particularly critical juncture in international affairs.
79th UN General Assembly: Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with UN Secretary-General António Guterres
The Prime Minister stressed that Greece wants to be a bridge between the South and the North, the West and the East, as it is a member state of the EU and NATO, and at the same time talks with countries of the Global South.
