The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (also known as the Permanent Five, Big Five, or P5) are the five sovereign states to whom the UN Charter of 1945 grants a permanent seat on the UN Security Council: China, France, Russia, United …

Five permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States, and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms by the General Assembly (with end of...

At the time of UN's founding, the seat of China in the UN was held by the Republic of China, but as a result of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2758 in 1971, it is now held by the People's Republic of China (see the section Former members: Republic of China (Taiwan)).

This list contains the 138 United Nations member states so far elected to the United Nations Security Council, including the five permanent members, all listed by number of years each country has so far spent on the UNSC.

The main bodies of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN...

Feb 1, 2019 · Permanent members of the UN are the United States, China, Russia, France, and the United Kingdom. Non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly to serve a two-year term. About sixty member states have never been members of the Security Council.

Apr 2, 2025 · According to the UN Charter, Article 23, "The Security Council shall consist of fifteen Members of the United Nations". The Security Council has 15 members: Originally, there were 11 members of...

Below you can see the list of all countries which have been elected as members of the Security Council at least once since 1946.

Apr 2, 2025 · There are currently 193 UN Member States. Each of the Member States of the United Nations has one seat in the General Assembly. Information about current members, growth of membership since...

Denmark, Greece, Pakistan, Panama and Somalia have gotten seats on the U.N. Security Council. A secret ballot in the General Assembly elected five countries to two-year terms on the council.