UNSC

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United Nations principal organ international organization body

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