UNSC RESOLUTIONS

UNSC RESOLUTIONS

TOPIC: IR

Context- India, along with China and the UAE, abstained from the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution spon­sored by the U.S. and Alba­nia on Saturday, that sought to con­demn Russian aggression and called for the immediate withdrawal of Russian mili­tary from Ukraine.

Concept-

About UNSC Resolutions:

• United Nations resolutions are formal expressions of the opinion or will of United Nations organs.
• A United Nations Security Council resolution is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council (UNSC), the United Nations (UN) body charged with “primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security”.
• The UN Charter specifies in Article 27 passing and voting on the resolutions.

About UNSC:

• The Security Council was established by the UN Charter in 1945.
• The council is headquartered at New York.
• It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
  • The other 5 organs of the United Nations are—the General Assembly (UNGA), the Trusteeship Council, the Economic and Social Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat.
• Its primary responsibility is to work to maintain international peace and security.
• The council has 15 members: the five permanent members and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
  • The five permanent members are the United States, the Russian Federation, France, China and the United Kingdom.
  • Each year, the General Assembly elects five non-permanent members (out of ten in total) for a two-year term. The ten non-permanent seats are distributed on a regional basis.
• Voting Powers:
  • Each member of the Security Council has one vote.
  • Decisions of the Security Council on matters are made by an affirmative vote of nine members including the concurring votes of the permanent members.
  • A “No” vote from one of the five permanent members blocks the passage of the resolution.
  • Any member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Security Council may participate, without vote.