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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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Report of the Secretary-General on trafficking in persons in armed conflict pursuant to Security Council resolution 2331 (2016)

20 November 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Implementation of Security Council resolution 2347 (2017)

17 November 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the protection of civilians in armed conflict

10 May 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence

15 April 2017 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on conflict-related sexual violence

20 April 2016 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

Letter dated 6 March 2015 from the Permanent Representative of France to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General : Concept note for the Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict: child victims of non-State armed groups, 25 March 2015

6 March 2015 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

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