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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Security Council resolution 2246 (2015) [on piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia] 10 November 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2244 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea until 15 Dec. 2016] 23 October 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2219 (2015) [on modification and renewal of sanctions against Côte d'Ivoire until 30 Apr. 2016 and on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts until 30 May 2016] 28 April 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2216 (2015) [on cessation of violence in Yemen and the reinforcement of sanctions imposed by resolution 2104 (2014)] 14 April 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2211 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) until 31 Mar. 2016 ] 26 March 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2200 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005) until 12 Feburary 2016] 12 February 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2198 (2015) [on renewal of measures on arms embargo against all non-governmental entities and individuals operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo] 29 January 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2196 (2015) [on the situation in the Central African Republic] 22 January 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2196 (2015) [on the situation in the Central African Republic] 22 January 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Letter dated 17 December 2014 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the President of the Security Council 31 December 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports

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