The Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America shall be permanent members of the Security Council. The General Assembly shall elect ten other Members of the United Nations to be non- permanent members of the Security Council, due regard being specially paid, in the first instance to the contribution of Members of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security and to the other purposes of the Organization, and also to equitable geographical distribution. The non- permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected for a term of two years. In the first election of the non- permanent members after the increase of the membership of the Security Council from eleven to fifteen, two of the four additional members shall be chosen for a term of one year. A retiring member shall not be eligible for immediate re- election. Each member of the Security Council shall have one representative. FUNCTIONS and POWERSArticle 2. In order to ensure prompt and effective action by the United Nations, its Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf. In discharging these duties the Security Council shall act in accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations. The specific powers granted to the Security Council for the discharge of these duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security.The Security Council shall submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for its consideration. Article 2. 5The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter. Article 2. 6In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world's human and economic resources, the Security Council shall be responsible for formulating, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee referred to in Article 4. Members of the United Nations for the establishment of a system for the regulation of armaments. VOTINGArticle 2. 7Each member of the Security Council shall have one vote. Decisions of the Security Council on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent members; provided that, in decisions under Chapter VI, and under paragraph 3 of Article 5. PROCEDUREArticle 2. The Security Council shall be so organized as to be able to function continuously. Each member of the Security Council shall for this purpose be represented at all times at the seat of the Organization. The Security Council shall hold periodic meetings at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be represented by a member of the government or by some other specially designated representative. The Security Council may hold meetings at such places other than the seat of the Organization as in its judgment will best facilitate its work. Article 2. 9The Security Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions. Article 3. 0The Security Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President. Security Council Provisional 22. Reiterates its support for the ongoing deliberations of the UN facilitated security track of. Security Council Distr.: General 17 March. 2 The UN Security Council: Decisions and Actions, Peter Wallensteen and Patrik Johansson 27. Article 3. 1Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council may participate, without vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Security Council whenever the latter considers that the interests of that Member are specially affected. Article 3. 2Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council or any state which is not a Member of the United Nations, if it is a party to a dispute under consideration by the Security Council, shall be invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion relating to the dispute. The Security Council shall lay down such conditions as it deems just for the participation of a state which is not a Member of the United Nations. The United Nations Security Council: Its Veto Power and. The United Nations Security Council. Security Council Distr. Resolution 1373 (2001) Adopted by the Security Council at its 4385th. SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 1325. Council that invite other UN Member States. Nations and the primary responsibility of the Security Council under the Charter. CHAPTER V: THE SECURITY COUNCIL. UN Charter; Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Convention on the Rights of the Child; Statute of the International Court of.
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