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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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United Nations Support Mission in Libya

24 August 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

2 July 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Final report of the Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of the Congo

4 June 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Update of the Secretary-General on progress in the electoral process and implementation of the 31 December 2016 political agreement, 25 May 2018

1 June 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on Children and armed conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

25 May 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Thematic Reports

United Nations Support Mission in Libya

7 May 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

8234th meeting - Women and peace and security

16 April 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Sessional Reports

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

23 March 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

The situation concerning the Democratic Republic of the Congo

19 March 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Region

8 March 2018 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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