Military Staff Committee

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The Military Staff Committee is a United Nations body composed of the Chiefs of Staff (or their representatives) of the Security Council’s permanent members, intended to advise and assist on military requirements for maintaining international peace and security.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Nations body
military advisory body
subsidiary organ of the United Nations Security Council
composedOf military representatives of China
military representatives of France
military representatives of Russia
military representatives of the United Kingdom
military representatives of the United States
country United States of America
createdBy Charter of the United Nations
formedInPeriod 1940s
foundedBy United Nations Security Council
hasAbbreviation MSC
hasConstituent military staff of China
military staff of France
military staff of Russia
military staff of the United Kingdom
military staff of the United States
hasFunction coordination of potential UN military operations
military planning
strategic military advice
hasJurisdiction matters relating to international peace and security
hasMember Chief of Staff of the United States
Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom
Chief of the General Staff of the French Armed Forces
Chief of the General Staff of the People’s Liberation Army of China
Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Federation
representatives of the permanent members of the Security Council
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis Article 47 of the Charter of the United Nations
locatedIn New York City
United Nations Headquarters
mandate advise and assist the Security Council on military requirements for the maintenance of international peace and security
assist the Security Council in the regulation of armaments
responsible for the strategic direction of any armed forces placed at the disposal of the Security Council
meetingPlace United Nations Headquarters, New York
membershipRestrictedTo permanent members of the United Nations Security Council
parentOrganization United Nations Security Council
partOf United Nations
United Nations Security Council
reportsTo United Nations Security Council
status largely inactive in its original role
subordinateTo United Nations Security Council


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