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UN Security Council

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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Security Council resolution 1917 (2010) [on extension of the mandate of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA)]

22 March 2010 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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

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

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 21 January 2009 to 23 September 2009)

2 October 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 6165th meeting, 22 July 2009, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Post-conflict peacebuilding"]

22 July 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 5959th meeting, 19 Aug. 2008, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "The situation in Timor-Leste"]

19 August 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Presidential Statements

Security Council resolution 1829 (2008) [on the establishment of the United Nations Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL)]

4 August 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (for the period from 8 January to 8 July 2008)

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

Security Council resolution 1825 (2008) [on renewal of the mandate of the UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN)]

23 July 2008 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Somalia

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

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo

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

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