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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Letter Dated 6 September 2006 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 7 September 2006 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Letter Dated 2 February 2005 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 7 February 2005 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Letter Dated 16 October 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 16 October 2003 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Letter Dated 24 October 2002 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 24 October 2002 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Letter Dated 20 March 2002 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 20 March 2002 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Letter Dated 25 January 2002 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 25 January 2002 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Security Council resolution 1246 (1999) [Timor] 11 June 1999 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 1236 (1999) [Timor] 7 May 1999 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 384 (1975) [East Timor] 22 December 1975 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
Security Council resolution 333 (1973) [Southern Rhodesia] 22 May 1973 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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