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 2185 (2014) [United Nations peacekeeping operations] 20 November 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2171 (2014) [on the prevention of armed conflicts] 21 August 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2168 (2014) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) until 31 Jan. 2015] 30 July 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2167 (2014) [on enhancing the relationship between the United Nations and regional and subregional organizations, in particular the African Union] 28 July 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 2150 (2014) [on prevention and fight against genocide and other serious crimes under international law] 16 April 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7115th meeting of the Security Council, held on 21 February 2014, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security"] 21 February 2014 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Letter dated 7 October 2013 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council 7 October 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Special report of the Secretary-General on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region 27 February 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations operation in Cyprus 7 January 2013 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6852nd meeting, 31 Oct. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Women and peace and security"] 31 October 2012 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements

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