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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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Fifteenth semi-annual report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004)

20 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Seventeenth report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006)

14 November 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Fourteenth semi-annual report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004)

19 October 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Sixteenth report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1701 (2006)

1 July 2011 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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