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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 623 (1988) [South Africa]

23 November 1988 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 615 (1988) [South Africa]

17 June 1988 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 610 (1988) [South Africa]

16 March 1988 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 547 (1984) [South Africa]

13 January 1984 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 533 (1983) [South Africa]

7 June 1983 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 525 (1982) [South Africa]

7 December 1982 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 503 (1982) [South Africa]

9 April 1982 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 423 (1978) [Southern Rhodesia]

14 March 1978 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 191 (1964) [Question relating to the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa]

18 June 1964 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 190 (1964) [Question relating to the policies of apartheid of the Government of the Republic of South Africa]

9 June 1964 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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