Role and Significance of the UNSC

What did the UN charter outline

6 principal organs

What is the first principle Organ

The UN security council UNSC

What is the most powerful UN structure?

the UNSC

What are the 5 permanent members

The founding members

Who are the 5 permanent members

UK

US

RUSSIA

FRANCE

CHINA

How many non permanent members are there

10

How are the 10 permanent members elected and how long do they stay

elected by general assembly for two years at a time

The security council is the only body

that can pass binding resolutions in areas of international law such as military intervention

How are binding resolutions passed in the UNSC

There needs to be a two thirds agreement and agreement from all founding members

What can founding members do

veto any resolution

What can the UNSC do quickly

convene quickly to deal with any international crisis that arises

What can the USNC do but is not fully

can respond quickly but is not fully representative

What is a strength of the UNSC if you compare it to the League of Nations

The 5 permanent members have veto powers that can help them with their interests which the league of nations did not have so members did not stay

What is a strength of the UNSC that it can do quickly

can respond rapidly to crisis and pass binding resolutions

What is an example of a resolution

Resolution 1973

Who was the Resolution 1973 used against

Libyan Government in 2011 to protect the people with military force from Al- Gaddafi

What is a strength of the UNSC because it reflects

reflects global opinion because it includes 10 non permanent members from different continents

Allows major powers such as Japan India Germany to have a voice

Why is the composition of the UNSC a weakness

it does not reflect the world of today because it gives the power to the winners of WW2 and they can veto any action taken against them

What is 2 examples of UNSC permanent members making the UNSC ineffectual

The US/UK Iraq war invasion

Russian Ukraine invasion

What does the UNSC often disagree on and why is this an issue?

fails to agree on certain action and debating certain issues

What is 2 examples of UNSC failing to act

Rwandan genocide

Civil war in Syria

When was the civil war in Syria

2012

Why do some argue the UNSC needs reform ( limitation)

major powers such as Germany India Japan have a permanent seat

it does not have any African South American or Muslim states

What does the UK and France show about the UNSC

the powers do not reflect the powers of today