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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 2002 (2011) [on re-establishment of the UN Monitoring Group Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1519 (2003) for a period of 12 months]

29 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1976 (2011) [on on acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea off the coast of Somalia]

11 April 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1972 (2011) [on the situation in Somalia]

17 March 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1964 (2010) [Somalia]

22 December 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1950 (2010) [on acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the waters off the coast of Somalia]

23 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1918 (2010) [on acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the waters off the coast of Somalia]

27 April 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1916 (2010) [on re-establishment of the UN Monitoring Group Established pursuant to Security Council Resolution 1519 (2003)]

19 March 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1910 (2010) [on renewal of the authorization of Member States of the African Union to maintain the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)]

28 January 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1897 (2009) [on acts of piracy and armed robbery against vessels in the waters off the coast of Somalia]

30 November 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1872 (2009) [on renewal of the authorization of the African Union to maintain the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)]

26 May 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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