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
Strengthening Maritime Security through International Cooperation for Global Stability
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chairs Security Council Open Debate on maritime security.
Foreign Minister addresses the Open Debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict
Minister of Foreign Affairs George Gerapetritis’ intervention at the UN Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’ meets with UN Secretary-General
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with the Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York.
“Thalatta” (Sea) - Art exhibition hosted at UN Headquarters
Eleven paintings by contemporary Greek artists highlighting humans’ inextricable connection to the sea.
