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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Report of the Secretary-General on strengthening the partnership between the United Nations and the African Union on issues of peace and security in Africa, including the work of the United Nations Office to the African Union 13 September 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7749th meeting, 28 July 2016, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Peace consolidation in West Africa"] 28 July 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel 23 June 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa 25 May 2016 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa 22 December 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa 30 November 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7461st meeting, 11 June 2015, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Central African region"] 11 June 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements
Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Central Africa and the activities of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa 14 May 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
Letter dated 22 January 2015 from the Permanent Representative of the Niger to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General : Meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and of Defence on the security situation in Nigeria and the fight against Boko Haram 3 February 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
Statement [made on behalf of the Security Council, at the 7362nd meeting, 19 January 2015, in connection with the Council's consideration of the item entitled "Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts"] 19 January 2015 \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Presidential Statements

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