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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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United Nations Support Mission in Libya

24 August 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

United Nations Support Mission in Libya

7 May 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

27 February 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

27 February 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

The situation in Afghanistan and its implications for international peace and security

27 February 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Special report of the Secretary-General on the strategic review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

29 September 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Special report of the Secretary-General on the strategic review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

29 September 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Special report of the Secretary-General on the strategic review of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

29 September 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 2372 (2017) [on authorization to the Member States of the African Union to maintain the deployment of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) until 31 May 2018]

30 August 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 8016th meeting, 2 Aug. 2017, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Burundi"]

2 August 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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