United Nations Security Council
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The United Nations Security Council is the UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, with the authority to adopt binding resolutions, impose sanctions, and authorize the use of force.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Security Council Context triple: [United Nations Headquarters, hasUNOrgan, United Nations Security Council]
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A.
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
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B.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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C.
United Nations Department of Safety and Security
The United Nations Department of Safety and Security is the UN body responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of security management to ensure the safety of UN personnel, premises, and operations worldwide.
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D.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council is a principal UN body responsible for coordinating international economic, social, and related work of the organization and its specialized agencies.
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E.
National Security Council of the United States
The National Security Council of the United States is a senior advisory body within the executive branch that coordinates national security and foreign policy strategy for the president.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United Nations Security Council Target entity description: The United Nations Security Council is the UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, with the authority to adopt binding resolutions, impose sanctions, and authorize the use of force.
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A.
United Nations General Assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative body of the UN, where all member states meet to discuss and coordinate on international issues and policies.
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B.
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 that brings together most of the world’s countries to promote peace, security, cooperation, and human rights.
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C.
United Nations Department of Safety and Security
The United Nations Department of Safety and Security is the UN body responsible for providing leadership, operational support, and oversight of security management to ensure the safety of UN personnel, premises, and operations worldwide.
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D.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
The United Nations Economic and Social Council is a principal UN body responsible for coordinating international economic, social, and related work of the organization and its specialized agencies.
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E.
National Security Council of the United States
The National Security Council of the United States is a senior advisory body within the executive branch that coordinates national security and foreign policy strategy for the president.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international organization body
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principal organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United Nations Security Council
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surface form:
Security Council
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| building |
United Nations Headquarters
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surface form:
Conference Building of the United Nations Headquarters
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| chairingSystem | rotating presidency ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1945-10-24 ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
adopt binding resolutions on UN member states
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authorize use of force ⓘ elect judges of the International Court of Justice jointly with the General Assembly ⓘ establish international tribunals ⓘ establish peacekeeping operations ⓘ impose sanctions ⓘ recommend admission of new UN members ⓘ recommend appointment of the UN Secretary-General ⓘ |
| hasPower | veto power for each permanent member ⓘ |
| hasSubsidiaryBody |
Counter-Terrorism Committee
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International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ⓘ International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia ⓘ Military Staff Committee ⓘ United Nations Sanctions Committees ⓘ United Nations peacekeeping operations ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New York City
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United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Chapter V of the United Nations Charter
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Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Chapter VIII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Chapter XII of the United Nations Charter ⓘ Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
|
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−05:00 ⓘ |
| meetsAt | Security Council Chamber ⓘ |
| membership | member states of the United Nations ⓘ |
| nonPermanentMembersElectionBody | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| nonPermanentMembersTermLength | 2 years ⓘ |
| numberOfMembers | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfNonPermanentMembers | 10 ⓘ |
| numberOfPermanentMembers | 5 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | United Nations ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| permanentMember |
China
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France ⓘ Russia ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| presidencyRotationOrder | English alphabetical order of member states names ⓘ |
| presidencyRotationPeriod | 1 month ⓘ |
| primaryResponsibility | maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ |
| regionServed | world ⓘ |
| shortName |
United Nations Security Council
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UN Security Council
UNSC ⓘ |
| votingRequirementProceduralMatters | 9 affirmative votes ⓘ |
| votingRequirementSubstantiveMatters | 9 affirmative votes including concurring votes of all permanent members ⓘ |
| votingSystem | one state one vote ⓘ |
| website | https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United Nations Security Council Description of subject: The United Nations Security Council is the UN body responsible for maintaining international peace and security, with the authority to adopt binding resolutions, impose sanctions, and authorize the use of force.
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United Nations Security Council
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United Nations International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur
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submittedReportTo
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this entity surface form:
UN Security Council
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 693
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United Nations Peacebuilding Commission
Organizational Committee of the Peacebuilding Commission
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reportsTo
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Peacebuilding Commission Working Group on Lessons Learned
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hasMandateFrom
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subject surface form:
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
subject surface form:
United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq
subject surface form:
Article 43(1) of the United Nations Charter
subject surface form:
Article 43(1) of the United Nations Charter
Action with Respect to Threats to the Peace, Breaches of the Peace, and Acts of Aggression
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grantsPowerTo
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United Nations Security Council
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this entity surface form:
Security Council
Iraq to grant overflight and transport privileges for inspection teams
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imposedBy
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United Nations Security Council
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Iraq to grant overflight and transport privileges for inspection teams
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monitoredBy
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United Nations Security Council
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this entity surface form:
UN Security Council