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United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library - Research
Guide : Quick Links
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Security
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- Where
can I find the official website?
The official Security Council website is accessible at: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/.
- Where
can I find the latest information?
The latest information about the work of the Security Council
is posted at: http://www.un.org/sc/unsc_news.shtml.
- What
is the mandate of the Security Council?
The functions and powers of the Security Council, as stipulated
in the Charter of the United Nations, are listed at: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_functions.html.
The complete text of the UN Charter is accessible at: http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html.
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How is the work of the Security Council organized?
The Security Council does not meet sessionally but stands ready to convene at any time as the need arises.
The official languages of the Security Council are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. More information about the Security Council and its documentation can be found at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scsess.htm.
- Where
can I find the current membership?
The current membership is posted at: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_members.html.
- Who
are the permanent members?
The permanent members are: China, France, Russian Federation,
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States
of America.
- How
are the non-permanent members selected?
Each year the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members
(out of 10 in total) for a two-year term. The 10 non-permanent
seats are distributed on a regional basis: five for African and
Asian countries; one for Eastern European countries; two for Latin
American and Caribbean countries; two for Western European and
other countries. A list of the meetings at which the elections
took place (1946 onwards) is accessible at: http://lib-unique.un.org/lib/unique.nsf/Link/R05962.
- Which
countries have been members of the Security Council in the past?
The Security Council website has a membership database with comprehensive historical information.
- Where
can I find the rules of procedure?
The provisional rules of procedure currently in use are posted
at: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/scrules.htm.
- Where
can I find the annual reports?
The latest annual report of the Security Council submitted to
the General Assembly can be found in document A/65/2.
A list of all annual reports (1946 onwards) is posted at: http://lib-unique.un.org/lib/unique.nsf/Link/R00551. The full text of recent reports can be retrieved through UNBISnet, the Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS) and at the UN
Documentation Centre (http://www.un.org/documents/).
Earlier reports can be consulted at a UN depository library (list:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/deplib/countries/index.html)
or a UN Information Centre (list: http://www.un.org/aroundworld/unics/).
- Where
can I find the meeting records?
All meeting records can be retrieved through UNBISnet and the Official Document System of the United Nations (ODS). The full text of meeting records (1994 onwards) is posted at:
http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scact.htm. Hard copies (1946 onwards) can be consulted at a UN depository library
(list: http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/deplib/countries/index.html)
or a UN Information Centre (list: http://www.un.org/aroundworld/unics/).
Background information about speeches made before the Security
Council and access to them can be found at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scspeech.htm.
- How
many summit meetings have taken place?
So far, seven summit meetings at the level of heads of state or government have been convened:
Information about these and other high-level meetings can be found in the Repertoire of the Practice of the Security Council.
- Where
can I find webcasts of Security Council meetings?
Webcasts are accessible at: http://www.un.org/webcast/.
- Which
meetings have taken place away from UN Headquarters?
A list of meetings away from UN Headquarters can be found at:
http://lib-unique.un.org/lib/unique.nsf/Link/R00243.
- Where
can I find the resolutions?
The full text of all resolutions (1946 onwards) is posted at:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/resguide/scact.htm and can also be retrieved through UNBISnet.
Background information about resolutions adopted by the Security
Council and access to them can be found at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scres.htm.
- Where
can I find voting information?
The voting records for all Security Council resolutions (1946
onwards) are accessible at: http://unbisnet.un.org/.
Background information about voting in the Security Council can
be found at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/scvote.htm.
- Where
can I find a veto list?
An official United Nations veto list, covering 1946 to April 2004, is accessible in document A/58/47. Subsequent vetoes can be tracked by consulting the list of
Security Council actions in this guide. This list includes links to the full text of vetoed draft resolutions and the corresponding meeting records.
- Where
can I find information about subsidiary bodies of the Security
Council?
Information about subsidiary bodies (e. g., Counter-Terrorism
Committee, United Nations Compensation Commission, UNMOVIC) is
posted at: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/unsc_structure.html
and under "subsidiary bodies" at: http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/.
- Where
can I find information about sanctions imposed by the Security
Council?
Information about sanctions is accessible at: http://www.un.org/sc/committees/.
- Where
can I find information about peacekeeping operations established
by the Security Council?
Information about peacekeeping operations is accessible at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/dpko/home.shtml.
Background information about Security Council documentation relating
to peacekeeping operations can be found at: http://www.un.org/Depts/dhl/resguide/specpk.htm.
- Where
can I find information about Security Council missions?
The full text of mission reports (1992 onwards) is posted at:
http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/missionreports.html.
Earlier reports can be consulted at a UN depository library (list:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/deplib/countries/index.html)
or a UN Information Centre (list: http://www.un.org/aroundworld/unics/).
- Where
can I find information about Security Council reform?
The latest report of the Open-ended Working Group on the Question
of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership
of the Security Council can be found in document A/63/47.
A complete list of the reports is posted at: http://lib-unique.un.org/lib/unique.nsf/Link/R00689. The full text of all reports can be retrieved through UNBISnet and the
Official Document System of the United Nations.
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