Members
Members of the United Nations Security Council
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The United Nations Security Council consists of 15 Member States. Five of them are permanent members (informally called "the P5"), the other ten are non-permanent members, which are elected by the United Nations General Assembly. Only the five permanent members have a right to veto.
On 17 October 2008, Austria was elected as non-permanent member of the Security Council for the term 2009/2010.
Permanent members
- China
- France
- Russia
- United Kingdom
- United States
Non-permanent members elected for the term 2009/2010
- Austria
- Japan
- Mexico
- Turkey
- Uganda
Non-permanent members elected for the term 2010/2011
- Brasil
- Bosnia and Herzegowina
- Gabon
- Nigeria
- Lebanon
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