Canada Loses Bid for Seat on the United Nations Security Council

Members of the U.N. Security Council gather for a meeting on Sept. 27, 2018, at the United Nations in New York. Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images

OTTAWA—Canada has lost its bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, losing to Norway and Ireland on the first ballot.

Canada’s loss came in the first round of voting Wednesday in a secret ballot of 192 member states of the United Nations General Assembly for two available seats on the council for a two-year term starting next year.