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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 6114th meeting, 29 Apr. 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Children and armed conflict"]

29 April 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan

17 April 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 6102nd meeting, 7 Apr. 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Central African Republic"]

7 April 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement by the President of the Security Council [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 6101st meeting, 6 Apr. 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The question concerning Haiti"]

6 April 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 1868 (2009) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)]

23 March 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia

9 March 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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

6 March 2009 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Security Council mission to Afghanistan, 21 to 28 November 2008

12 December 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Mission 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

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

Security Council resolution 1845 (2008) [the situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina]

20 November 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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