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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Security Council resolution 2242 (2015) [on women and peace and security] 13 October 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Letter dated 22 April 2015 from the Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General 22 April 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Letter dated 9 April 2015 from the Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General 9 April 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Violence against women, its causes and consequences 1 October 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Thematic Reports
Security Council resolution 2122 (2013) [on women and peace and security] 18 October 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly 20 March 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 1267 (1999) [Afghanistan] 15 October 1999 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 1214 (1998) [Afghanistan] 8 December 1998 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 1193 (1998) [Afghanistan] 28 August 1998 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 1076 (1996) [On the situation in Afghanistan] 22 October 1996 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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