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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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Third report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of Security Council resolution 2107 (2013)

8 July 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

First report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 4 of resolution 2107 (2013)

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

Thirty-fourth report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 14 of resolution 1284 (1999)

14 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

First report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 6 of resolution 2001 (2011)

28 November 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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