{"id":19045,"date":"2020-06-22T08:06:14","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T12:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/?p=19045"},"modified":"2020-06-24T07:44:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-24T11:44:35","slug":"what-is-the-role-of-the-un-security-council-and-who-are-its-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofworld.com\/answers\/world\/what-is-the-role-of-the-un-security-council-and-who-are-its-members\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Role of the UN Security Council, and Who are its Members?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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World map depicting countries which are permanent members and non-permanent members (current elected members) of the UN Security Council<\/strong><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the UN (United Nations). Besides UNSC, the other principal organs are the General Assembly, the UN Secretariat, International Court of Justice (ICJ), Trusteeship Council, and the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).<\/p>\n

The UN Security Council is primarily entrusted with the responsibility of maintaining international peace and security, as per the United Nations Charter (signed on June 26, 1945, in San Francisco, after the UN Conference on International Organization and adopted on October 24, 1945).<\/p>\n

This means that whenever international peace is threatened, it becomes the onus of UNSC members to meet (optional and not enforced) to resolve the conflict and maintain international peace and security. It is the responsibility of the UNSC to decide where the UN peace operation should be deployed.<\/p>\n

What are the Purposes of the UN Security Council (UNSC)?<\/b><\/h2>\n

The UN Charter has entrusted UNSC with four primary purposes, and they are:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Maintenance of international peace and security.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Development of friendly relations among nations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Cooperating to solve global problems and at the same time promote respect for human rights.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Make an effort to become a center for harmonizing the actions of countries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Is the UN Security Council (UNSC) different from the other 5 Main Organs of the United Nations?<\/h2>\n

    UNSC<\/h3>\n

    As per the mandate, all UN members agree to accept the decision taken by the UN Security Council and accordingly carry out the same. Unlike other primary organs of the United Nations, only UNSC has the power of making decisions that the member states are obligated to implement under the UN Charter.<\/p>\n

    Other 5 Principal Organs of the UN<\/h3>\n

    In the case of the other five principal organs of the UN, they make recommendations to the member states, and the member nations are not obligated to implement it.<\/p>\n

    The Difference between UNSC and Other Main Organs of the United Nations<\/h3>\n

    Under the UN Charter\u2019s Article 25, all the members of the United Nations agree to accept and, at the same time, carry out the UN Security Council\u2019s decisions. While other principal organs of the United Nations only make recommendations to the Member States, the Security Council has the necessary power of making decisions of its own that the Member States are obligated to implement.<\/p>\n

    What is the Role of the UNSC? How does the UN Security Council Respond to Crises?<\/b><\/h2>\n

    The primary role of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is to act on the policies\/practices that are condemned by the international community. While doing this, UNSC also must keep in mind that the actions\/decisions\/measures undertaken by it must have minimum effect on the population or the economy of the conflicting country\/countries.<\/p>\n

    The UNSC responds to various crises on a case-to-case basis. When a particular crisis or complaint is brought before the Security Council, it usually recommends the conflicting parties to reach a peace agreement through peaceful means.<\/p>\n

    What are the Options the UNSC can undertake to maintain International Peace and Security?<\/b><\/h3>\n