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The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council include the following five governments: China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

India has been seeking a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council as a member of the G4, an organisation composed of Brazil, Germany, Japan, and India, all who are currently seeking permanent representation. The United Kingdom and France support India.

The Security Council has primary responsibility under the Charter for maintaining peace and security. It can be convened at any time, whenever peace is threatened. The Council has 15 members, including five permanent members: China, France, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. The other 10 are elected by the General Assembly on the basis of geographical representation for two-year terms. Decisions require nine votes except on procedural questions, a decision cannot be taken if there is a negative vote by a permanent member and this is known as the Veto.

The permanent member of the Security Council  are :

1. China 
2. France 
3. Russian Federation 
4. The United Kingdom 
5. The United States
   

The United Nations has six principal organs. These are:

By 2011, The General Assembly admitted the Republic of South Sudan as the 193rd member of the United Nations, welcoming the newly independent country to the community of nations.

World Environment Day is celebrated on 5th June.

During the 17th and 19th centuries, Africans were brought to the American Continent to work in plantations. Since the majority of the slaves hailed from Africa the term 'Afro' emerged. Hence called them Afro American. 

The Secretariat is the principal administrative department of UN. It is headed by the Secretary-General. It carries out the day-to-day work of the UN. It services the other principal organs and carries out tasks as varied as the issues dealt with by the UN: administering peacekeeping operations, surveying economic and social trends, preparing studies on human rights, among others.

The UN emblem has a WORLD map with OLIVE branches around it denoting PEACE.