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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: 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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	Report of the Secretary-General on the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa	20 June 2011
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Regional Reports
	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office for West Africa	15 January 2009
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Office for West Africa	30 June 2008
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Letter Dated 27 November 2006 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	28 December 2006
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Letter Dated 15 April 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	28 April 2003
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Letter Dated 15 March 2002 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	18 March 2002
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports

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