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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 the situation in Abyei

13 May 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

15 April 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia

3 March 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

The situation in Central African Republic

22 January 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

17 December 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia

2 December 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic submitted pursuant to paragraph 22 of Security Council resolution 2121 (2013)

15 November 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Letter dated 14 October 2013 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council

14 October 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur

14 October 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

30 September 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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