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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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 the situation in Mali 29 September 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Security Council resolution 2293 (2016) [on renewal of measures on arms embargo against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by resolution 1807 (2008) and extension of the mandate of the Group of Experts Established pursuant to Resolution 1533 (2004) until 1 Aug. 2017] 23 June 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2288 (2016) [on termination of measures on arms imposed by resolution 1521 (2003) and on dissolution of the Security Council Committee and the Panel of Experts on Liberia] 25 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2220 (2015) [on small arms and light weapons] 22 May 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
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
Letter dated 17 December 2014 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 2127 (2013) concerning the Central African Republic addressed to the President of the Security Council 18 December 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) [Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts] 17 June 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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