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: Angola (2016), Chad (2015), Chile (2015), Jordan (2015), Lithuania (2015), Malaysia (2016), New Zealand (2016), Nigeria (2015), Spain (2016), Venezuela (Bolivian Republic of) (2016)) 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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Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo 3 November 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Security Council resolution 2202 (2015) [on the Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements (12 Feb. 2015)] 17 February 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2147 (2014) [on the extension of the Mandate UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)] 28 March 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2138 (2014) [on the situation in Sudan] 13 February 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Self-determination of French Polynesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 23 August 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Self-determination of French Polynesia : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 23 August 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2099 (2013) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) until 30 Apr. 2014] 25 April 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Question of Tokelau : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 14 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Fifteenth semi-annual report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004) 20 April 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Committee on the Admission of New Members concerning the application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations 11 November 2011 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports

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