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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: 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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Report of the Secretary-General on Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

25 May 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on trafficking in persons in armed conflict pursuant to Security Council resolution 2331 (2016)

20 November 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Implementation of Security Council resolution 2347 (2017)

17 November 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for the period from 2 March to 16 May 2017

8 June 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict

10 May 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence

15 April 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence

15 April 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Fourth report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat

2 February 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Third report of the Secretary-General on the threat posed by ISIL (Da'esh) to international peace and security and the range of United Nations efforts in support of Member States in countering the threat

30 September 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on women and peace and security

29 September 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

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