The United Nations Security Council is the United Nations agency responsible for maintain peace and security in the world, the reason why it is formed in one of the six major organs. Especially, This is the one that concentrates the most power.

Mission and powers of the Security Council

Whenever peace is threatened in the world, this committee will meet with the aim of maintaining international peace and security.

The states that make up the United Nations pledge to accept and implement the decisions of the Security Council, this means that, while other organs of the United Nations limit themselves to making recommendations, decisions of the Security Council yes they must be enforced compulsorily by members under the Charter of the United Nations, according to publication from website AS.

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Council decisions can range from conciliatory to coercive measures such as: economic sanctions, severance of diplomatic relations, blockades or collective military action. The steps will depend on the intensity of the conflict that develops.

Who makes up the UN Security Council?

The Security Council held its first session on January 17, 1946. Currently, the session is permanently housed in United Nations Headquarters in New York, United States of America.

According to article 23 of the Charter, the Security Council consists of: five permanent members (China, United States of America, Russian Federation, France and United Kingdom) and ten non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for a term of two years. These members are distributed as follows:

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A) Five members from African and Asian countries.

B) Member of Eastern European Countries.

C) Two members from the United States of Latin America.

D) Two members from Western European countries and other countries.

country with veto power

In the UN Security Council there are five permanent members who have veto options. Is about United States, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom, countries that won World War II. These countries have the competence to block any decision to be taken up in the highest body of the United Nations.

It is a luxurious “underground city” that is impervious to nuclear attack and which Vladimir Putin used as a bunker for his family in the Russo-Ukrainian conflict.

The veto, used several times by the permanent members of the UN Security Council, it has also been used by Russia to stave off UN condemnation of the invasion of Ukraine. The Security Council is currently chaired by the Russian Federation. (I)