Who are the five permanent members of the United Nations?

1. The member countries are as follows: People's Republic of China (PRC) (China), Russian Federation (Russia), United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Fifth Republic of France (France) and United States of America (United States).

2. According to the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security, and it is the only United Nations body with the power to take enforcement action, among which five countries have the veto power.

Since the founding of the United Nations, the permanent members of the Security Council have played a great role in maintaining world peace and resolving regional conflicts. By the end of 2002, the Security Council had approved and implemented about 55 peacekeeping operations, effectively preventing and slowing down the development and expansion of regional conflicts.

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Constitute a member state

1. The Security Council consists of 15 members:

The five permanent members are: the United States of America, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Fifth People's Republic of France and People's Republic of China (PRC).

2 10 non-permanent members:

10 non-permanent member, elected by the general assembly for a term of two years (the year of term ending): Angola (20 16), Lithuania (20 15), Malaysia (20 16) and Nigeria (20/kloc-0)

3. Non-members

More than 60 States Members of the United Nations have never been members of the Security Council. Member States of the United Nations that are not members of the Security Council may participate in the discussion of the Council without the right to vote when the Council considers that the discussion affects its interests. Member States and non-member States of the United Nations that are parties to disputes under consideration by the Security Council may be invited to participate in the discussions of the Security Council without the right to vote.

Reference source: Baidu Encyclopedia-Permanent Member of the UN Security Council