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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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Letter dated 2010/11/15 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo addressed to the President of the Security Council

29 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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

11 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Security Council Mission to Afghanistan, 21 to 24 June 2010

1 November 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan

19 July 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on developments in Guinea-Bissau and on the activities of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in that country

24 June 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara

6 April 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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

26 February 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the Sudan

19 January 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Letter dated 8 January 2010 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning the Sudan addressed to the President of the Security Council

8 January 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Security Council mission to Djibouti (on Somalia), the Sudan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Côte d'Ivoire, 31 May to 10 June 2008

15 July 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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