Last Updated: Monday, 04 June 2012, 15:54 GMT  

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

Showing 1-10 of 1893 results
Filter
Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo 27 April 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Fifteenth semi-annual report of the Secretary-General on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004) 20 April 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur 17 April 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Mission in Liberia 16 April 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara 5 April 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

First report of the Secretary-General pursuant to paragraph 8 of the Security Council resolution 1958 (2010) 2 April 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Second report of the Secretary-General pursuant to resolution 2001 (2011) 29 March 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Special report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Operation in Côte d'Ivoire 29 March 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei 23 March 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone 14 March 2012

Category: Country Information | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports


Region maps Americas Africa Europe Asia Oceania
Page generated in 3.645 seconds