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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: Austria (2010), Japan (2010), Turkey (2010), Bosnia and Herzegovina (2011), Lebanon (2011), Uganda (2010), Brazil (2011), Mexico (2010), Gabon (2011), Nigeria (2011)), five of which are elected each year by the General Assembly for a two-year term. Website: www.un.org/sc

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	Letter Dated 22 December 2003 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) Concerning Counter-terrorism Addressed to the President of the Security Council	29 December 2003
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	Letter Dated 31 March 2003 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee Established Pursuant to Resolution 1373 (2001) Concerning Counter-terrorism Addressed to the President of the Security Council	4 April 2003
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Angola	7 February 2003
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Interim report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Angola	12 December 2002
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Security Council resolution 1448 (2002) on the situation in Angola	9 December 2002
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	Security Council resolution 1439 (2002) on the situation in Angola	18 October 2002
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	Security Council resolution 1432 (2002) on the situation in Angola	15 August 2002
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	Security Council resolution 1433 (2002) on the situation in Angola	15 August 2002
Category: Legal Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	Report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on Angola	26 July 2002
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Security Council resolution 1412 (2002) on the situation in Angola	17 May 2002
Category: Legal Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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