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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: Argentina (2014), Azerbaijan (2013), Australia (2014), Guatemala (2013), Luxembourg (2014), Morocco (2013), Pakistan (2013), Republic of Korea (2014), Rwanda (2014), Togo (2013)), 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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Security Council resolution 2043 (2012) [on the establishment of a UN Supervision Mission in the Syrian Arab Republic (UNSMIS)]

21 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

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

20 April 2012 | 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 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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

16 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Security Council resolution 2042 (2012) [on authorization of the deployment of an advance team of up to 30 unarmed military observers to the Syrian Arab Republic]

14 April 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Resolutions/Recommendations/Declarations

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation concerning Western Sahara

5 April 2012 | 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 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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

29 March 2012 | 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 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

Report of the Secretary-General on the situation in Abyei

23 March 2012 | Publisher: UN Security Council | Document type: Country Reports

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