Peace and Security
The Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter of the United Nations, all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions.
The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or 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 authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.
Security Council Programme of Work
Discover the Security Council's lineup of events scheduled for this month.
UPCOMING EVENTS IN THE SECURITY COUNCIL
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SECURITY COUNCIL PRESIDENCY OF 2024
The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names.
France
January
Guyana
February
Japan
March
Malta
April
Mozambique
May
Republic of Korea
June
Russian Federation
July
Sierra Leone
August
Slovenia
September
Switzerland
October
United Kingdom
November
United States
December
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RESOLUTION 2231 (2015)
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Latest Updates from the Security Council
Latest updates, breaking news, press releases, and in-depth coverage of press conferences and meetings.
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Dagestan, Russian Federation
Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Dagestan, Russian Federation
The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attack in Dagestan, the Russian Federation, on 23 June. The attack resulted in the deaths of at least 21 people, including 16 police officers and several injured. (cont'd...)
Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission to Support Hudaydah Agreement
Security Council Extends Mandate of United Nations Mission to Support Hudaydah Agreement for 12 Months, Unanimously Adopting Resolution 2742 (2024)
The Security Council today decided to extend, until 14 July 2025, the mandate of the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), which was established on 16 January 2019 following intra-Yemeni peace consultations held in Stockholm, Sweden.
Press Conference by Security Council President on Programme of Work for July
President of Security Council for July 2024 Briefs Press on the Programme of Work
Vassily Nebenzia, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation and President of the Security Council for the month of July, briefs reporters on the programme of work of the Security Council.
Security Council meets on the Situation Concerning the Democratic Republic of Congo
Military Group’s Expansion in Democratic Republic of Congo ‘Carries Very Real Risk of Provoking Wider Regional Conflict’, Mission Head Tells Security Council/a>
A careful, incremental approach is vital to the three-phase withdrawal of the longstanding United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speakers told the Security Council today, stressing the need to avoid a domestic security vacuum and the regional spillover of conflict between the Government forces and other armed groups.
Did you know?
The Security has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security.
The first woman to serve as President of the Security Council was Jeanne Martin Cissé in November 1972.
Over two-thirds of all vetoes in the history of the Security Council were cast during the Cold War era.
The Security Council Chamber, designed by the architect Arnstein Arneberg, was a gift from Norway in 1952.
There are 14 ongoing sanctions regimes which focus on supporting the political settlement of conflicts, nuclear non-proliferation, and counter-terrorism.