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/
- Abduction 3
- Arbitrary arrest and detention 1
- Armed forces / Military 2
- Armed groups / Militias / Paramilitary forces / Resistance movements 10
- Border conflict 3
- Ceasefire 1
- Child soldiers 1
- Children's rights 1
- Children-at-risk 2
- Communal conflict / Social conflict 6
- Conflict resolution 2
- Conflict situation 1
- Demobilization / Disarmament 1
- Human rights and fundamental freedoms 9
- Human rights monitors 5
- Humanitarian assistance 17
- Internal armed conflict 13
- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) 1
- International humanitarian law (IHL) / Geneva Conventions 3
- Opposition 3
- Peace agreements 10
- Peace process 8
- Peacekeeping 16
- Political parties 3
- Political situation 25
- Protection of civilian persons in time of war 12
- Reconciliation 1
- Rule of law / Due process / Procedural fairness 4
- Security situation 20
- Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) 3
- Women's rights 1
- Women-at-risk 1
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