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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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Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6207th meeting, 28 October 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace consolidation in West Africa"]

28 October 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 1892 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH)]

13 October 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Security Council resolution 1890 (2009) [on extension of the authorization of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF)]

8 October 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Twenty-ninth report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

18 September 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti

1 September 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Third report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone

1 September 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in the Central African Republic and the activities of the United Nations Peacebuilding Support Office in that country

12 June 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Second report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone

22 May 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

5 May 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6118th meeting, 5 May 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace and security in Africa"]

5 May 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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