United Nations Security Council : In News
India should get its ‘rightful place’ as a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), according to ex-Singaporean diplomat Kishore Mahbubani, a former president of the top UN body.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the five principal organizations of the United Nations (UN).
- It has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
- Under the Charter of the UN, all Member States are obligated to comply with UNSC decisions.
- The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to peace or an act of aggression.
- It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.
- In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorising the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.
- Powers:
- Establishment of peacekeeping operations
- Establishment of international sanctions
- Authorization of military action through Security Council resolutions
- Members: It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote.
- 5 permanent members known as P5, including the United Kingdom, China, France, Russia and the United States
