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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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Statement by the President of the Security Council: The Situation in Somalia

30 April 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council: The Situation in the Great Lakes Region

22 March 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 5621st meeting, 16 January 2007, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Chad and the Sudan"]

16 January 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council: The Situation in Somalia

22 December 2006 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 5598th meeting, 19 December 2006, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan"]

19 December 2006 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council: The Situation in the Middle East

12 December 2006 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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