(1st UPDATE) After four rounds of secret balloting, Kyrgyzstan gets a two-thirds majority of 142 votes against the Philippines' 49 votes

Experts say Manila, if elected, would likely use its security council seat to advance regional priorities such as Myanmar, while carefully balancing relations with major powers.

The Philippines wants a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council — the multilateral body’s most powerful body that’s been accused of inaction in a world plunged…

The Philippines is vying for the one open seat for the Asia-Pacific Group. Kyrgyzstan, which has never sat in the United Nations Security Council, is vying for the same seat.

The Philippines failed in its bid to attain a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member.

(1st UPDATE) After four rounds of secret balloting, Kyrgyzstan gets a two-thirds majority of 142 votes against the Philippines' 49 votes

In a vote held at the General Assembly, Kyrgyzstan competed for a seat on the Security Council against the Philippines

Kyrgyzstan beat the Philippines by a vote of 143-49 to join the council for the first time.

A closely watched Security Council election delivered a mix of continuity and change on Wednesday, as Austria, Portugal, Trinidad and Tobago, Zimbabwe – and first-time member…

Kyrgyzstan was elected to the UN Security Council as a non-permanent member for 2027-2028, marking a rare win for Central Asia.

Kyrgyzstan won a seat on the UN Security Council due to perceptions of its neutrality and Central Asia’s under-representation, analysts say.

Kyrgyzstan, the second Central Asian country ever to be elected as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, was propelled to victory on the back of a wave of diplomatic support from…