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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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Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan

20 June 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei

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

Security Council resolution 2063 (2012) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 July 2013]

31 July 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6796th meeting, 29 June 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Central African region"]

29 June 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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

11 June 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Regional Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei

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

Report of the Secretary-General on South Sudan

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

Security Council resolution 2003 (2011) [on extension of the mandate of the AU/UN Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) until 31 July 2012]

29 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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