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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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Security Council resolution 1972 (2011) [on the situation in Somalia]

17 March 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1961 (2010) [on the situation in Liberia]

17 December 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Letter dated 2010/11/15 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the President of the Security Council

29 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 1952 (2010) [on extension of measures on arms, transport, financial and travel against the Democratic Republic of the Congo imposed by resolution 1807 (2008) and expansion of the mandate of the Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004)]

29 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1950 (2010) [on acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the waters off the coast of Somalia]

23 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1946 (2010) [on extension of measures imposed by Security Council resolutions 1572 (2004) and 1643 (2005) on sanctions against Côte d'Ivoire and on extension of the mandate of the UN Group of Experts]

15 October 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1945 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Panel of Experts Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1591 (2005)]

14 October 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1940 (2010) [on termination of the oil and arms embargo against Sierra Leone and dissolution of the Committee Established pursuant to Resolution 1132 (1997)]

29 September 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the Eritrea

22 June 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Letter dated 8 January 2010 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan addressed to the President of the Security Council

8 January 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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