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This section provides general information on the Council,including its members, elections, terms, presidencies, and the organization of sanctions committees, as well as profiles of serving ambassadors.
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Background Information on the Security Council
This article provides very useful general background on the Security Council. Also see the Security Council background provided by the UN website.Membership of the Security Council
15 UN members states comprise the Security Council. China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States are permanent members. The other ten elected members, known as "non-permanent" members in official terminology, are elected by the General Assembly. We list here Council members, profile of ambassadors, presidencies and sanctions committees and we follow elections from 1996 to the present.Tables and Charts on the Security Council
Many original tables and charts are posted here, showing frequency of meetings and consultations, number of resolutions, presidential statements, and vetoes, sanctions committee leadership and peacekeeping troop strength.UN Security Council Website
The UN website provides a very comprehensive page on the Security Council and its work.
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