Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Andrew Tabler, senior fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a former State Department and National Security Council official focused on Syria, said Washington would likely seek to promote a stable and inclusive transition with the support of regional partners.
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As a result of its contributions in World War II, China gained a role on the United Nations Security Council.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Annexing any part of the occupied West Bank by applying Israeli sovereignty would violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions and spark an enormous diplomatic backlash.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Media outlets call for press protections The Sept. 1, 2025 appeal also calls for action from the international community and from the United Nations Security Council ahead of the upcoming General Assembly to put a stop to Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
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Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
As a result of its contributions in World War II, China gained a role on the United Nations Security Council.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Annexing any part of the occupied West Bank by applying Israeli sovereignty would violate multiple UN Security Council resolutions and spark an enormous diplomatic backlash.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
Media outlets call for press protections The Sept. 1, 2025 appeal also calls for action from the international community and from the United Nations Security Council ahead of the upcoming General Assembly to put a stop to Israel's killing of journalists in Gaza.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
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