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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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Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for the period from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2010

9 June 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Regional Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara

6 April 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Twelfth report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006)

26 February 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan

19 January 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Letter dated 8 January 2010 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan addressed to the President of the Security Council

8 January 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 1860 (2009) [on a durable and fully repected ceasefire and the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip]

8 January 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Letter dated 11 September 2008 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council : report of the United Nations fact-finding mission on the Djibouti-Eritrea crisis

12 September 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Mission Reports

Report of the Security Council mission to Djibouti (on Somalia), the Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire, 31 May to 10 June 2008

15 July 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006)

27 June 2008 | 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 5921st meeting, 23 June 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace and security in Africa"]

23 June 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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