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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/
- Abduction 5
- Anti-terrorism law 1
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 7
- Armed forces / Military 21
- Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 22
- Border conflict 14
- Border crossers 1
- Ceasefire 16
- Child soldiers 4
- Children's rights 3
- Children-at-risk 6
- Civil war 10
- Civilian character of asylum 1
- Conflict prevention 2
- Conflict situation 6
- Crimes against humanity 1
- Demobilization / Disarmament 5
- Druze 1
- Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment 2
- Freedom of assembly and association 1
- Freedom of expression 1
- Freedom of information 1
- Freedom of movement 2
- Good governance 1
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 18
- Humanitarian assistance 31
- Immigration Detention 1
- Internal armed conflict 34
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 5
- International armed conflict 1
- International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 8
- Military operations 17
- Non-state agents of persecution 4
- Opposition 3
- Peace agreements 5
- Peace process 1
- Peacekeeping 32
- Political situation 24
- Prison or detention conditions 1
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 15
- Refugees 6
- Right to health 1
- Right to self-determination 1
- SGBV 2
- Security forces 2
- Security situation 25
- Temporary protection 1
- Terrorism 31
- War crimes 1
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