United Nations Security Council

One of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international security

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter. Its powers include establishing peacekeeping operations, enacting international sanctions, and authorizing military action. The UNSC is the only UN body with the authority to issue binding resolutions on member states.

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Russia backs permanent membership for India at UN Security Council \| Oneindia News *News Russia’s foreign minister Sergey Lavrov while addressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly said that countries like India and Brazil should be made permanent members of the UN.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:53Published 1 week ago

War in Ukraine: Western, Russian officials square off at UN Security Council Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 00:45Published 2 weeks ago

Countries mount scrutiny on Russia to stop nuclear threats at UN Security Council "If Russia stops fighting, the war ends. If Ukraine stops fighting, Ukraine ends. " Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:15Published 2 weeks ago

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REPLAY - Blinken tells Security Council world 'can't let Putin get away with it' Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 11:34Published 2 weeks ago

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REPLAY: UN chief at Security Council urges probe into Ukraine war 'catalog of cruelty' Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 08:57Published 2 weeks ago

Biden Urges United Nations to Expand Security Council Biden Urges , United Nations, to Expand Security Council. On September 21, President Joe Biden called on the United Nations to expand the Security Council to include more permanent members. On.. Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories Duration: 01:30Published 2 weeks ago

Ukraine war: Russia has violated 1945 UN charter, says Joe Biden The US President stopped short of saying that Russia should be ousted as a member of the UN Security Council. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:29Published 2 weeks ago

India votes against Russia for the first time at UNRC since war in Ukraine \| Oneindia News *News For the first time since the war in Ukraine started, India voted against Russia at the UNSC. #India #Russia #Ukraine Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:51Published on August 25, 2022

Russian rockets strike train station in central Ukraine, killing at least 15 The attack on Chaplyne, a town in central Ukraine between Donetsk and Zaporzhizhia, wounded another 50, President Zelenskyy told UN Security Council on Wednesday. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:50Published on August 24, 2022

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United Nations Security Council

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