Explanation

Estonia will assume Presidency of United Nations Security Council in May 2020 Security Council Presidency The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names. Month Presidency End of Membership Term January 2020 Viet Nam 31 December 2021 February 2020 Belgium 31 December 2020 March 2020 China Permanent Member April 2020 Dominican Republic 31 December 2020 May 2020 Estonia 31 December 2021 June 2020 France Permanent Member July 2020 Germany 31 December 2020 August 2020 Indonesia 31 December 2020 September 2020 Niger 31 December 2021 October 2020 Russian Federation Permanent Member November 2020 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 31 December 2021 December 2020 South Africa 31 December 2020