Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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On April 2, the Palestinian Authority asked the Security Council to reconsider the 2011 application.
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Michele Kelemen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
The 15-member U.N. Security Council is expected vote as early as Thursday on such a resolution, Reuters reported.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
As permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia both played constructive roles in setting norms before, including on arms control measures for both Iran and North Korea.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Both South Korea and Japan are U.S. allies and members of the Security Council.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The communiqué listed as possible guarantors the permanent members of the UN Security Council (including Russia) along with Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, and Turkey.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Allowing this notion will open the gate for any country to cynically use Article 51 in a reality where the U.N. Security Council is under a near-constant deadlock anyway.
—Gadi Ezra, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The White House’s National Security Council declined to comment for this story.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
The United Nations Security Council is set to meet Sunday to address the attack.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
Michele Kelemen, NPR, 18 Apr. 2024
The 15-member U.N. Security Council is expected vote as early as Thursday on such a resolution, Reuters reported.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2024
As permanent members of the U.N. Security Council, China and Russia both played constructive roles in setting norms before, including on arms control measures for both Iran and North Korea.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
Both South Korea and Japan are U.S. allies and members of the Security Council.
—Reuters, NBC News, 17 Apr. 2024
The communiqué listed as possible guarantors the permanent members of the UN Security Council (including Russia) along with Canada, Germany, Israel, Italy, Poland, and Turkey.
—Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2024
Allowing this notion will open the gate for any country to cynically use Article 51 in a reality where the U.N. Security Council is under a near-constant deadlock anyway.
—Gadi Ezra, TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The White House’s National Security Council declined to comment for this story.
—Eric Geller, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
The United Nations Security Council is set to meet Sunday to address the attack.
—Kira Caspers, The Arizona Republic, 15 Apr. 2024
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