Guyana is concluding its two-year term as an elected member of the United Nations Security Council today.

It tenure began on January 1, 2024 and was guided by the overarching theme “Partnering for Peace and Prosperity.”

In a statement, the Office of the President said the country’s tenure on the Council coincided with a period of profound global and regional upheaval.

Major crises included the war in Ukraine; the conflict in Gaza; violence in Sudan; the spread of terrorism and violent extremism across the Sahel; the Taliban’s intensified repression of women’s rights in Afghanistan; and the protracted conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Added to that, the Security Council also confronted severe humanitarian and political crises in Haiti, Syria, Yemen, and Myanmar, alongside emerging developments in the Caribbean Sea.

The Office of the President said additionally, in 2025, renewed tensions between India and Pakistan; and Cambodia and Thailand, further strained international security.

During the two year period, the Security Council, according to the Office of the President, focused on a number of critical areas including cyber security, artificial intelligence, the safety and security of humanitarian and UN personnel, the future of multilateralism, and peacekeeping reform. It said those areas were deliberated on amid deep geopolitical divisions among the permanent members, which often hindered the achievement of consensus.

In addition to being an elected member, Guyana presided over the Security Council in February 2024 and again in June 2025. Under Guyana’s presidency, two signature events focused on “The Impact of Climate Change and Food Insecurity on the Maintenance of International Peace and Security” (February 2024) and “Poverty, Underdevelopment, and Conflict: Implications for International Peace and Security” (June 2025).

“Guyana also played a notable role in advancing the Women, Peace, and Security Agenda, the Climate Peace and Security Agenda, the Youth Peace and Security Agenda and the Children and Armed Conflict file. It worked closely with Switzerland and Slovenia to draw attention to conflict-induced food insecurity as an Informal Co-Focal Point on Conflict and Hunger,” the Office of the President said.

It added that during the country’s tenure on the Security Council, it also pursued an active and collaborative approach, working closely with elected members and regional partners to advance inclusive, principled, and pragmatic responses to international peace and security challenges.

Guyana, for example, worked closely with the African members of the Council—Algeria, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone in 2024, and Algeria, Sierra Leone, and Somalia in 2025—under the A3+ Mechanism. Additionally, it coordinated with the 10 elected members to advocate for ceasefires and expanded humanitarian access in Gaza, including the co-authorship of several resolutions addressing the situation.

Other partnerships and collaborations covered youth, peace and security, leadership, regional outreaches, civil engagements and the conduct of missions.

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