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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: Bolivia (2018), Egypt (2017), Ethiopia (2018), Italy (2018), Japan (2017), Kazakhstan (2018), Senegal (2017), Sweden (2018), Ukraine (2017), Uruguay (2017)) 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 2009/05/14 from the President of the International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, addressed to the President of the Security Council : Assessment and report of Judge Patrick Robinson, President of the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, provided to the Security Council pursuant to paragraph 6 of Council resolution 1534 (2004), covering the period from 15 November 2008 to 15 May 2009

18 May 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Letter dated 14 May 2009 from the President of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda addressed to the President of the Security Council : Report on the completion strategy of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (as at 4 May 2009)

14 May 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Fourth report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1757 (2007)

24 February 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6053rd meeting, 19 Dec. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991; International Criminal Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States, between 1 Jan. 1994 and 31 Dec. 1994"]

19 December 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 1855 (2008) [on the appointment of additional ad litem Judges to the International Tribunal for Rwanda]

19 December 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1837 (2008) [on extension of the terms of office of permanent and ad litem Judges to the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]

29 September 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1824 (2008) [on extension of term of office of the permanent and ad litem judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda]

18 July 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Second report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1757 (2007)

12 March 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 1800 (2008) [on the appointment of additional ad litem Judges to the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]

20 February 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1786 (2007) [on the appointment of Serge Brammertz as Prosecutor of the International Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia]

28 November 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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