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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 23 July 1999 from the Permanent Representative of Zambia to the Unted Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council: Ceasefire Agreement

23 July 1999 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

General Peace Agreement for Mozambique (1992)

8 October 1992 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Multilateral Treaties/Agreements

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