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Security Council
The Security Council is the primary instrument for establishing and
maintaining international peace. Its main purpose is to prevent war by
settling disputes between nations. Under the charter, the council is
permitted to dispatch a UN force to stop aggression. All member nations
undertake to make available armed forces, assistance, and facilities to
maintain international peace and security.
The Security Council has 15 members. There are five permanent members:
the United States, the Russian Federation, Britain, France, and China; and
ten temporary members elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms,
from five different regions of the world. Voting on procedural matters
requires a nine-vote majority to carry. However, on questions of
substance, the vote of each of the five permanent members is required. As
of Jan. 2009, the ten elected nonpermanent members were Austria, Japan,
Uganda, Mexico, Turkey, Burkina Faso, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Vietnam,
Costa Rica, and Croatia. In Jan. 2010 the terms of Burkina Faso, Libyan
Arab Jamahiriya, Vietnam, Costa Rica, and Croatia will expire.
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