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There are only 5 permanent members. Portugal has been one of the 10 non-permanent members.
The membership changes from year to year, but there are 5 permanent members: china,united states, united kingdoms, russia and France. 10 more nations are chosen as non-permanent members - serving 2 years at a time. In 2012, the membership was:PermanentPeople's Republic of ChinaFranceRussian FederationUnited KingdomUnited States of America
The UN security council has 15 members. Of these, 5 nations are permanent members (China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, & United States) who hold veto power. The remaining 10 are elected non-permanent members with two-year terms. The non-permanent members are elected from the General Assembly and do not have veto power over the Council's resolutions.
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The membership changes from year to year, but there are 5 permanent members: china,united states, united kingdoms, russia and France. 10 more nations are chosen as non-permanent members - serving 2 years at a time. In 2012, the membership was:PermanentPeople's Republic of China FranceRussian FederationUnited KingdomUnited States of AmericaElected to the 1 January 2011 - 31 December 2012 termColumbia GermanyIndiaPortugalSouth AfricaElected to the 1 January 2012 - 31 December 2013 termAzerbaijan GuatemalaMoroccoPakistanTogo
In 2010, 5 non-permanent members of the UN Security Council were chosen: Colombia, Germany, India, Portugal, and South Africa. Each of these countries' terms will end in 2012.
They have power of Veto - all other non-permanent members of the Security Council just vote on resolutions, just members of the General Assembly just vote on GA resolutions - no SC Resolution can pass without Positive or Abstentions from the P5.
There are 192 member states in the United Nations. Vatican City, which is a sovereign nation, is a non-member state with permanent observer status.
The United Nations was very critical of Indonesia during their conflict with Malaysia, and indeed, Malaysia was elected to the level of non-permanent member of the Security Council.
According to the UN website: There are five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States and ten non-permament member: Belguim, Burkino Faso, Costa Rica, Croatia, Indonesia, Italy, Libya, Panama, South Africa and Viet Nam
The Security Council is considered the most powerful part of the United Nations, as it has the authority to make decisions on issues of international peace and security, including the use of military force. It consists of five permanent members with veto power (United States, Russia, China, France, and the United Kingdom) and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
At any one time there are 15 members of the UN Security Council. Of these 15 members, 10 are no permanent and 5 are permanent.The permanent members areChina,France,Russia,the United Kingdom,the United States.Each of the 10 non permanent members stay on the council for a 2 year term with five new ones being elected to replace 5 leaving ones each year.