Last Updated: Friday, 01 November 2019, 13:47 GMT

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/
Filter:
Showing 11-20 of 63 results
Report of the Secretary-General on Somalia

31 January 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6895th meeting, 19 Dec. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Central African region"]

19 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 2082 (2012) [on implementation of measures to implement sanctions list concerning Individuals and Entities and Other Groups and Undertakings associated with the Taliban]

17 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 2083 (2012) [on extension of the mandate of the Office of the Ombudsperson and the implementation of measures relating to the Al-Qaida sanctions list]

17 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa and on areas affected by the Lord's Resistance Army

13 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Regional Reports

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6882nd meeting, 10 Dec. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace and security in Africa"]

10 December 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force for the period from 1 July to 31 December 2012

27 November 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 2069 (2012) [on extension of the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) until 13 Oct. 2013]

9 October 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6752nd meeting, 16 Apr. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Non-proliferation/Democratic People's Republic of Korea"]

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

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone

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

Search Refworld