UN Security Council resolution 1999

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UN Security
Council Resolution 1999
Date: July 13, 2011
Meeting: 6582
Identifier: S / RES / 1999 ( document )

Object: Admission of the Republic of South Sudan as a member of the United Nations
Result: adopted without a vote

Composition of the Security Council 2011:
Permanent members:

China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China CHN FRA GBR RUS USAFranceFrance  United KingdomUnited Kingdom  RussiaRussia  United StatesUnited States 

Non-permanent members:
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina BIH BRA COL DEU GABBrazilBrazil  ColombiaColombia  GermanyGermany  GabonGabon 
IndiaIndia IND LBN NGA POR ZAFLebanonLebanon  NigeriaNigeria  PortugalPortugal  South AfricaSouth Africa 

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Location of South Sudan

The UN Security Council Resolution 1999 is a resolution that the United Nations Security Council decided on 13 July 2011 without voting. With the resolution, the Security Council proposed to the General Assembly of the United Nations that South Sudan be accepted as a member of the United Nations. The resolution follows the request of the South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit . With the admission of South Sudan, the United Nations now has 193 member states.

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