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UNSC Current Members


There are five permanent members of the Security Council: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In addition to the five permanent members, the UN General Assembly elects ten non-permanent members for two-year terms.
Currently, the 10 non-permanent members (with year of term's end) are:
The Presidency of the Security Council is held in turn by the members of the Security Council in the English alphabetical order of their names. Each President holds office for one calendar month. Denmark is the Security Council President for June, 2006. France will follow in July, etc.
UNSC CALENDAR
MEMBERS
PRESIDENCY
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PERMANENT MEMBERS
MONTH
YEAR
 
CHINA
October
2008
FRANCE
September
2007
RUSSIA
March
2008
UK
May
2008
US
June
2008
NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS
     
BELGIUM
August
2008
BURKINA FASO
September
2008
COSTA RICA
November
2008
CROATIA
December
2008
INDONESIA
November
2007
ITALY
December
2007
LIBYA
January
2008
PANAMA
February
2008
SOUTH AFRICA
April
2008
VIETNAM
July
2008

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