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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 2230 (2015) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) until 15 Dec. 2015)]

14 July 2015 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 2156 (2014) [Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan]

29 May 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 2148 (2014) [on the review of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)]

3 April 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in South Sudan

8 March 2013 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan and South Sudan

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

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6827th meeting, 31 Aug. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan"]

31 August 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 2046 (2012) [on the situation in Sudan and South Sudan]

24 May 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6749th meeting, 12 Apr. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan"]

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

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6730th meeting, 6 Mar. 2012, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan"]

6 March 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei

26 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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