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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 [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6164th meeting, 17 July 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"]

17 July 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 1264 (1999) [Timor]

15 September 1999 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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