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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 5921st meeting, 23 June 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace and security in Africa"]

23 June 2008 | 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 5896th meeting, 22 May 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

22 May 2008 | 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 5869th meeting, 17 Apr. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Cyprus"]

17 April 2008 | 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 5833rd meeting, 11 Feb. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Timor-Leste"]

11 February 2008 | 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 5830th meeting, 4 Feb. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Chad, the Central African Republic and the subregion"]

4 February 2008 | 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 5828th meeting, 30 Jan. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo"]

30 January 2008 | 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 5818th meeting, 11 Jan. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Reports of the Secretary-General on the Sudan"]

11 January 2008 | 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 5816th meeting, 27 Dec. 2007, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"]

27 December 2007 | 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 5800th meeting, 12 Dec. 2007, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

12 December 2007 | 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 5799th meeting, 11 Dec. 2007, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in the Middle East"]

11 December 2007 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

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