About the security council
Chairs: Eugenia Arroyo, and David Morton Vizcay. The Security Council is one of the six main organs established by the UN Charter in 1946. It's primary responsibility is maintaining international peace and security. All members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council. Only the Security Council has the power to make decisions that member nations are then obligated to implement under the Charter. It only has 15 members: ten non-permanent members, five of which are elected each year by the General Assembly for a two-year terms and 5 permanent members with veto power. For more information, go to: http://www.un.org/en/sc/ |