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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	Letter Dated 8 January 2004 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	13 January 2004
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 13 December 2001 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	13 December 2001
Category: Country Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Country Reports
	Resolution 205 (1965) of 22 May 1965	22 May 1965
Category: Legal Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	Resolution 203 (1965) of 14 May 1965	14 May 1965
Category: Legal Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations
	Resolution 156 (1960) of 9 September 1960	9 September 1960
Category: Legal Information \| Publisher: UN Security Council \| Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations