the division of the United Nations charged with maintaining international peace, composed of five permanent members (U.S., Russian Federation, France, United Kingdom, and the People's Republic of China) and ten temporary members, each serving for two years.
UN executive agency; includes 5 permanent members with veto power (China, France, the United Kingdom, Russia, and the US) and 6 members selected by the General Assembly for 2-year terms
a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
Decision making body of the United Nations composed of 15 states, 5 of which are permanent members.
The Security Council consists of 15 Members of the UN. The United Kingdom, the United States of America, France, China and the Russian Federation make up five permanent members and the General Assembly elects the remaining 10 Members for a term of two years. It was established to carry primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It reports annually to the General Assembly and its decisions are binding on member states of the UN.
The Security Council is comprised of 15 member states Five of the fifteen, China, France, Great Britain, Russia, and The United States of America are permanent. The other ten rotate to other Member States. It has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. It discusses threats to international peace and security, investigates disputes, establishes peacekeeping operations and passes resolutions detailing procedures to end conflicts.
one of the major organs of the United Nations charged with the responsibility for peace and security issues; includes five permanent members with veto power and ten nonpermanent members chosen from the General Assembly (233)
One of the principal organs of the United Nations, consisting of 15 member (five of whom are permanent members with the right of veto), which has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security within the UN.
As created at the San Francisco Conference in 1945, the United Nations Security Council was the locus of authority in the new organization. It had five permanent members (U.S., Soviet Union, China, France, and Great Britain) and six others elected for two-year terms. Permanent members were given veto power over UN action.