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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 569 (1985) [South Africa]

26 July 1985 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 560 (1985) [South Africa]

12 March 1985 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 556 (1984) [South Africa]

23 October 1984 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 417 (1977) [South Africa]

31 October 1977 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 385 (1976) [Namibia]

30 January 1976 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 311 (1972) [The Question of race conflict in South Africa resulting from the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa]

4 February 1972 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 246 (1968) [South-West Africa]

14 March 1968 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 245 (1968) [South-West Africa]

25 January 1968 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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