PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC) — The Government of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday welcomed the country’s election as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, describing the achievement as one that “will elevate our nation’s voice on the international stage”.

The Caribbean Community (Caricom) member state was officially elected by the United Nations General Assembly to serve a two-year term on the Security Council from 2027 to 2028. Trinidad and Tobago secured 181 votes, comfortably surpassing the required two-thirds majority.

Having run unopposed for the sole Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) seat, Trinidad and Tobago will begin its term on January 1, 2027.