04 There are five permanent members: USA, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. They have "veto power", which means they can veto the adoption of Security Council resolutions.

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04 There are five permanent members: USA, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. They have "veto power", which means they can veto the adoption of Security Council resolutions.

The diagram shows the five permanent Security Council members and ten non-permanent members

There are five permanent members: USA, Russia, China, France and the United Kingdom. They have "veto power", which means they can veto the adoption of Security Council resolutions.

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