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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 [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7812th meeting, 16 November 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Central African Republic"]

16 November 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7799th meeting, 1 November 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

1 November 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7755th meeting, 19 August 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Somalia"]

19 August 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7742nd meeting, 22 July 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

22 July 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 2245 (2015) [on Somalia]

9 November 2015 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7463rd meeting, 26 June 2015, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Burundi"]

26 June 2015 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7411th meeting, 22 March 2015, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

22 March 2015 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7255th meeting, 29 August 2014, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

29 August 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7227th meeting, 28 July 2014, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Mali"]

28 July 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7099th meeting of the Security Council, held on 23 January 2014, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Mali"]

23 January 2014 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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