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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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Thirty-third progress report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia

16 June 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Third report of the Secretary-General submitted pursuant to Security Council resolution 1757 (2007)

26 November 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report by the High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement to the Secretary-General, 20 February-7 May 2002 [Transmits the 22nd and final report on the activities of the High Representative for the Implementation of Peace Agreement on Bosnia and Herzegovina]

17 May 2002 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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