United Nations regional groups
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The United Nations regional groups are five geopolitical groupings of member states used primarily for elections, representation, and consultation within the UN system.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Nations regional groups canonical | 3 |
| United Nations regional groups system | 2 |
| United Nations regional group system | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations grouping mechanism
ⓘ
geopolitical grouping ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United Nations Secretariat ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
United Nations member states
ⓘ
some non-member observer entities ⓘ |
| basedOn |
geographical considerations
ⓘ
political considerations ⓘ |
| context | United Nations internal governance ⓘ |
| establishedFor | ensuring equitable geographical representation in UN organs ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
group membership can affect states’ chances of election to UN organs
ⓘ
membership is voluntary but practically necessary for full participation in UN elections ⓘ some states belong to a group outside their geographic region ⓘ |
| hasPart |
African Group
ⓘ
Asia-Pacific ⓘ
surface form:
Asia-Pacific Group
Eastern European Group ⓘ Latin American and Caribbean Group ⓘ Western European and Others Group ⓘ |
| influences |
composition of bureaux of UN committees
ⓘ
distribution of non-permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council ⓘ distribution of seats on the United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ distribution of seats on the United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ selection of United Nations General Assembly Vice-Presidents ⓘ |
| notIdenticalTo |
United Nations geoscheme
ⓘ
UN M49 ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations official statistical regions
|
| numberOfGroups | 5 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
allocation of seats on UN bodies
ⓘ
coordination of candidacies for UN elections ⓘ facilitation of regional consultation ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United Nations electoral system
ⓘ
UN regional commissions ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations regional commissions
|
| scope |
United Nations system
ⓘ
surface form:
entire United Nations system
|
| usedBy |
United Nations Economic and Social Council
ⓘ
United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ United Nations Security Council ⓘ various United Nations subsidiary bodies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
consultation within the United Nations system
ⓘ
elections within the United Nations system ⓘ representation within the United Nations system ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United Nations regional group system
this entity surface form:
United Nations regional groups system
subject surface form:
President of the United Nations General Assembly