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), Egypt (2017), Japan (2017), Malaysia (2016), New Zealand (2016), Senegal (2017), Spain (2016), Ukraine (2017), Uruguay (2017), 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 2328 (2016) [on humanitarian evacuations in Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic] 19 December 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa 28 November 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan (covering the period from 12 August to 25 October 2016) 10 November 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Implementation of Security Council resolutions 2139 (2014), 2165 (2014), 2191 (2014) and 2258 (2015) 18 October 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the African Union United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur 1 July 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan (covering the period from 1 April to 3 June 2016) 20 June 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict 30 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7692nd meeting, 13 May 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"] 13 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict 13 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7690th meeting, 11 May 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"] 11 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements

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