UNSC

E45203

UNSC is the primary United Nations body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, including authorizing peacekeeping missions and sanctions.


Statements (64)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations principal organ
international organization body
canEstablish UN peacekeeping operations
canImpose arms embargoes
asset freezes
economic sanctions
travel bans
country United States of America
createdBy Charter of the United Nations
decisionMakingRule affirmative votes of 9 members including concurring votes of permanent members
foundingDate 1945
fullName United Nations Security Council
hasCommittee Military Staff Committee
hasPermanentMember China
France
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America
hasSubsidiaryBody Counter-Terrorism Committee
Peacekeeping Operations Working Group
Sanctions Committees
headquartersLocation New York City
United Nations Headquarters
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis Chapter V of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter
Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter
Charter of the United Nations
meetingFrequency continuous
memberCount 15
membershipType non-permanent members
permanent members
nonPermanentMemberCount 10
nonPermanentMembersElectedBy United Nations General Assembly
nonPermanentMembersTermLength 2 years
officialWebsite https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/
parentOrganization United Nations
permanentMemberCount 5
primaryResponsibility maintenance of international peace and security
reportsTo United Nations General Assembly
responsibility adopting binding resolutions under the UN Charter
authorizing international sanctions
authorizing peacekeeping operations
authorizing the use of force
establishing international tribunals
establishing peacekeeping missions
establishing sanctions regimes
recommending admission of new UN members
recommending appointment of the UN Secretary-General
shortName Security Council
UN Security Council
typeOfResolution binding resolutions
non-binding resolutions
vetoPowerHeldBy China
France
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States of America

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Amaya Namani
Jules Reyes
affiliation
United Nations Security Council
shortName

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