UN/SC
IGO, UNinternational
| UN/SC link () Website | |
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| File:United Nations Security Council mural.jpg | |
| Abbreviation | UNSC |
| Leader | President of the United Nations Security Council |
| Type | international |
| Subgroups | United Nations/Security Council/Counter-Terrorism Committee, United Nations/Security Council/Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate |
| Membership | China, France, Russia, UK, USA In addition to the permanent members above (who have veto powers), there is a rotating membership of 10 more who don't. |
| The military arm of the UN. It is able to change rules in the UN Charter, and is able as only UN entity to send or deploy the military of the UN and its permanent members to countries. It hasn't proved to be very consistent and is often in a stalemate because of veto powers and deep lobbying. | |
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security, accepting new members to the United Nations and approving any changes to the United Nations Charter. It has 5 permanent members (Russia, UK, France, China, USA) and 10 members rotate on an annual basis with all full members of the UN eligible to serve.
Powers of the UN Security Council include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the imposition of international sanctions, and the authorisation of military action through Security Council resolutions; it is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions to member states. The UNSC held its first session on 17 January 1946.
Vetoes
The five permanent members (P5) have the power of veto over the adoption of proposed substantive resolutions. The veto was used extensively by the Soviet Union from 1946 up to 1970, then in the 1980s and 1990s extensively by USA (often to prevent Israel from censure). More recently Russia – which replaced the Soviet Union in 1991 – and China – which became a P5 member in 1971 – tend to deploy their vetoes the most:
Arms Production
The 5 permanent UN Security Council members were all in the top 6 nations worldwide as regards arms export from 2012-2016.[1]