Under the United Nations Charter, the Members of the United Nations have conferred on the Security Council the primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.

The Security Council is composed of fifteen members (five permanent members and ten non-permanent members elected by the General-Assembly for two-year terms). These members are currently : Argentina, Bangladesh, Canada, China, France, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mali, Namibia, Netherlands, Russian Federation, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kindgom of Great-Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America.

The presidency of the Security Council rotates monthly among Council Members according to the English alphabetical listing of the Member States' names. It is France's turn to exercise the presidency in June 2000 (delegation of France to the Security Council).

You will find in this Web site information concerning the Security Council's activity during the month of June 2000 :

Programme of work, including the provisional schedule of meetings
Reports of the meetings (formal meetings of the Security Council and informal consultations of the Members of the Security Council as well as troop contributors meetings) established by the presidency
Statements to the press made by the president of the Council during the month of June
Resolutions and presidential statements adopted by the Security Council during the month of June
Assessment of the work of the Security Council during the month of June established by the presidency (available in July)

Other information about France's positions and contributionson the matters dealt with by the Security Council as well as France's foreign policy can also be found at the Permanent Mission of France's web site.