Last Updated: Thursday, 29 September 2022, 11:15 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/
Selected filters: Tuvalu
Filter:
Showing 1-3 of 3 results
Letter Dated 14 March 2007 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) Concerning Counter-terrorism Addressed to the President of the Security Council

22 March 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Letter Dated 10 February 2003 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) Concerning Counter-terrorism Addressed to the President of the Security Council

14 February 2003 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 1290 (2000) [Admission of a new Member: Tuvalu]

17 February 2000 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Search Refworld