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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/
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Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

3 October 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 2303 (2016) [on the situation in Burundi]

29 July 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 2279 (2016) [on situation in Burundi]

1 April 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 2248 (2015) [on situtation in Burundi]

12 November 2015 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 610 (1988) [South Africa]

16 March 1988 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 473 (1980) [South Africa]

13 June 1980 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 191 (1964) [Question relating to the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa]

18 June 1964 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 190 (1964) [Question relating to the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa]

9 June 1964 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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