United Nations Security Council resolutions

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decision of a United Nations organ source of obligations under the United Nations Charter type of international legal instrument

United Nations Security Council resolutions are binding decisions adopted by the UN Security Council that establish international legal obligations and frameworks for maintaining or restoring peace and security, including in conflict zones such as the Middle East.

Aliases (17)

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	decision of a United Nations organ → source of obligations under the United Nations Charter → type of international legal instrument →
adoptedBy	United Nations Security Council →
aimsTo	maintain international peace and security → restore international peace and security →
archivedIn	United Nations Official Document System →
areNumbered	sequentially from 1 onward →
bindingOn	all Member States of the United Nations →
canAddress	acts of aggression → breaches of the peace → threats to the peace →
canAuthorize	military intervention → peace enforcement operations → use of force →
canBe	binding under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter → non-binding recommendations under Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter →
canCallFor	ceasefires → implementation of peace agreements → negotiations between parties to a conflict → withdrawal of forces →
canCondemn	human rights violations → terrorist acts → violations of international law →
canCreate	ad hoc international criminal tribunals → subsidiary organs of the Security Council →
canEstablish	arms embargoes → asset freezes → international tribunals → peacekeeping operations → sanctions regimes → travel bans →
canImpose	obligations on non-state actors → obligations on states →
canRefer	situations to the International Criminal Court →
differFrom	United Nations General Assembly resolutions →
havePriorityOver	obligations from other international agreements of Member States in case of conflict →
interpretedBy	Member States → international courts and tribunals →
language	Arabic → Chinese → English → French → Russian → Spanish →
legalBasis	Article 24 of the United Nations Charter → Article 25 of the United Nations Charter → Article 39 of the United Nations Charter → Article 41 of the United Nations Charter → Article 42 of the United Nations Charter → Chapter VI of the United Nations Charter → Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter → Charter of the United Nations →
monitoredBy	Security Council sanctions committees → United Nations peace operations →
oftenConcern	children and armed conflict → conflicts in the Middle East → counter-terrorism → nuclear non-proliferation → protection of civilians in armed conflict → women, peace and security →
proceduralRequirement	affirmative votes of at least nine members of the Security Council → concurring votes of all five permanent members for non-procedural matters →
publishedBy	United Nations →
relatedTo	United Nations General Assembly resolutions →
subjectTo	veto by permanent members of the Security Council →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Commander, United Nations Command ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Korean War") → EUFOR Althea ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Bosnia and Herzegovina") → Operation Granby ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq and Kuwait") → Operation Serval ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Mali") → UN naval forces ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Korea") → United Nations Compensation Commission ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq–Kuwait conflict") → United Nations Mission in South Sudan → War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces) ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on ISAF") →	legalBasis
UN Security Council Resolution 677 ("UN Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq and Kuwait") → UN Security Council Resolution 679 ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Gulf War") → UN Security Council Resolution 686 ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Iraq") → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1154 ("United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq") → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1194 ("United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Iraq") → United Nations Security Council Resolution 1973 ("United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning Libya") →	partOf
Darfur conflict → Kashmir conflict ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Kashmir") →	subjectOf
Operation Desert Shield →	authorizedBy
United Nations Sanctions Committees →	createdBy
Middle East combat operations →	hasLegalFramework
First Dutch Police Action ("UN Security Council resolutions on Indonesia") →	ledTo
United Nations debates on children and armed conflict →	resultsIn
United Nations Security Council Resolution 85 ("Resolutions of the United Nations Security Council") →	series
Second Dutch Police Action ("UN Security Council resolutions on Indonesia") →	triggered
Jammu and Kashmir ("United Nations Security Council resolutions on Kashmir") →	UNInvolvement
Office of Peace Operations, Sanctions, and Counterterrorism ("UN Security Council resolutions") →	usesFramework
United Nations missions in the Middle East ("Security Council resolutions") →	usesInstrument