Letter of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Carlos Alberto Franco França, on the candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the UNSC

Brazil is pleased to announce its candidacy for a non-permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2022-2023 biennium. As the only candidate from the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC), the Brazilian claim is anchored in the country’s historic commitment to international peace and security and to the defense and protection of human rights, fundamental freedoms, and human dignity, as established by our Constitution.

Brazil is proud to have fulfilled, since 1946, ten mandates as a non-permanent member of the UNSC. In these occasions, it actively contributed to the Council’s work regarding both the discussion and approval of resolutions in New York and the fulfillment of mandates in peacekeeping operations and special political missions in the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

The Brazilian government will continue to defend the Security Council’s role in the prevention and resolution of threats to international peace and security, always in accordance with the purposes and principles established by the Charter of the United Nations and with respect for the sovereignty of all nations. Additionally, it undertakes to maintain, to the extent of its capacities, an effective contribution to the United Nations peacekeeping missions.

This material includes background, commitments, and priorities of the Brazilian candidacy for a seat in the United Nations Security Council in the 2022-2023 biennium.