In accordance with the rotation rules whereby the ten non-permanent UNSC seats rotate among the various regional blocs into which UN member states traditionally divide themselves for voting and representation purposes, the five available seats were allocated as follows:
Prior to the actual vote, the representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo rose to speak and said that Rwanda "was an oasis for criminals" operating in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and on those grounds, she objected to Rwanda as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council.[11] A confidential U.N. report was also leaked before the election, which stated that Rwanda is involved in the current conflict in the eastern DRC and that "Rwandan officials exercise overall command and strategic planning for M23 ... Rwanda continues to violate the arms embargo through direct military support to M23 rebels, facilitation of recruitment, encouragement and facilitation of FARDC (Congolese army) desertions as well as the provision of arms and ammunition, intelligence, and political advice."[12] Rwandan U.N. representative Olivier Nduhungirehe responded by saying, "The members of the General Assembly know exactly what our record is and they cannot be deterred or swayed by a baseless report, which has no credibility."[13]
Argentina, Australia, and Rwanda were elected in the first round of voting,[14] while Luxembourg and the Republic of Korea were elected in the second. In both rounds, 193 voting papers were distributed.[11]
Bhutan (Asian Group)
Cambodia (Asian Group)
Finland (WEOG)
Australia[3]
Luxembourg[5]
Republic of Korea[8]
Rwanda
Tanzania
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Argentina
Barbados
Cuba
