United Nations Security Council
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 as outlined in the United Nations Charter include establishing peacekeeping operations, enacting international sanctions, and authorizing military action. The UNSC is the only UN body with authority to issue resolutions that are binding on member states.
Some of the key events about United Nations Security Council
- 1945Established as a principal organ of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security
- 1950Authorized military intervention to defend South Korea during the Korean War
- 1950Failed to prevent the outbreak of the Korean War
- 1960Deployed the first UN peacekeeping force to the Congo
- 1960Unable to effectively address the Congo Crisis
- 1967Adopted Resolution 242, laying the foundation for peace negotiations in the Middle East
- 1967Failed to prevent the Six-Day War in the Middle East
- 1975Ineffective in stopping the Cambodian genocide
- 1988Brokered a ceasefire between Iran and Iraq, ending their eight-year war
- 1990Imposed comprehensive sanctions on Iraq following its invasion of Kuwait
- 1991Inability to prevent the Gulf War
- 1992Established the UN Protection Force (UNPROFOR) for peacekeeping in Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1994Failed to intervene in the Rwandan genocide
- 1995Inadequate response to the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia
- 1999Authorized international peacekeeping force in East Timor, facilitating its transition to independence
- 2001Created the Counter-Terrorism Committee to monitor states' implementation of anti-terrorism measures
- 2003Unable to prevent the invasion of Iraq
- 2006Established the Peacebuilding Commission to assist countries in post-conflict recovery
- 2011Criticized for authorizing military intervention in Libya
- 2014Failure to address the annexation of Crimea by Russia
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