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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Letter dated 6 April 2015 from the Permanent Representative of Yemen to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council 7 April 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Third report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013) 8 July 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Thirty-fifth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999) 17 June 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus 7 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Thirty-fourth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999) 14 December 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus 29 June 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Security Council resolution 2023 (2011) [on expansion of the mandate of the Monitoring Group re-established by resolution 2002 (2011)] 5 December 2011 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Report of the International Commission of Inquiry mandated to establish the facts and circumstances of the events of 28 September 2009 in Guinea 18 December 2009 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country/Situation Specific Position Papers
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus 15 May 2009 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Comprehensive report requested in a letter dated 2008/03/26 from the President of the Security Council to the Secretary-General 8 April 2009 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports

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