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UN Security Council

The Security Council has primary responsibility, under the UN Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security. Organized to function continuously, a representative of each of its members must be present at all times at United Nations Headquarters. The Council consists of 15 members: five permanent members with veto power (China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America) and ten non-permanent members (Membership: Bolivia (2018), Egypt (2017), Ethiopia (2018), Italy (2018), Japan (2017), Kazakhstan (2018), Senegal (2017), Sweden (2018), Ukraine (2017), Uruguay (2017)) five of which are elected each year by the General Assembly for a two-year term.  Website: www.un.org/en/sc/
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Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 5100th meeting, 14 Dec. 2004, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Protection of civilians in armed conflict"]

14 December 2004 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [on "Protection of civilians in armed conflicts"]

20 December 2002 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [on "Children and armed conflict"]

7 May 2002 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 4493rd meeting, 15 Mar. 2002, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Protection of civilians in armed conflict"]

15 March 2002 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [on "Children and armed conflict"]

29 June 1998 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [on "The situation in Afghanistan"]

23 March 1994 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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