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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 [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6746th meeting, 5 Apr. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

5 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6148th meeting, 23 June 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

23 June 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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

20 May 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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