The United Nations Security Council

The UN has an agreement with all other nation states to not get in conflict with each other and to settle differences in meetings to prevent another world war. It also makes them stronger as a

The Security Council is structured in a way that it is only able to endlessly function if there is a representative from each member state at the United Nations headquarters, this is so that if an important issue arose and there was a call for a meeting all the members states are able to cooperate and contribute equally to help resolve the issue. The Security Council became more active after the cold war, it is the only body in the world which is able to tell member states what to do without their consent. Within the Security Council there are fiver permanent members; United Kingdom, Unites States of America, Russia, France and China, these five

The principle bodies of the United Nations consists of General assembly, Security council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship council, International Court of Justice and Secretariat. The Security Council is considered as the most important principle body as it has the power to authorise military force to enforce its solution. The permanent five members of the Security Council are the five most powerful countries at the end of WW2 which includes United States, France, China, Great Britain and Russia. Each member has the right to object the Security Council resolutions that it disagrees with. The aims of the UN

The ability to authorize deployment of UN troops, mandate cease-fires, and impose economic penalties cannot be taken lightly which is why Australia is advocating for reforms to the current membership and voting policies. Australia has served on the Security Council 5 times: 1946-7,1956-57,1985-86, and 2013-2014. During the most recent term, Australia played a key role in the UN response to many world crises such as the Ebola outbreak, the crash of M17 over the Ukraine, Libya’s crisis, and the Syrian conflict. In 1998, Australia was a sponsor of the resolution supporting the recruitment of a two thirds majority vote in the security council (A/RES/53/30) which highlights its long term commitment to improving the fairness of voting in the security council. Australia also supports reform that causes the Security Council to better reflect the modern age by ensuring accessibility to smaller countries. Although, the permanent five were the among most influential countries in the world back in 1945 when the council was created; the same cannot be said today. Australia hopes that some of these countries will have their permanent membership revoked in order to make room for present day powers such as Japan. Australia has also argued against the existence of veto powers since the drafting of the UN charters. During the

The United Nations held a responsibility to the superpowers to mitigate war, maintaining peace. After the failure of the League of Nations, the United Nations created a rigid structure that wasn’t as effective as many wanted, and the many crisis that happened,

One of the main weaknesses of the U.N. is that this is a different day. The U.N. was made in 1945, it has been a thing for 73 years, when it was made it had one goal, keep this world safe. The times have changed, people everywhere need help, they need food. There are wars going on between different countries, and they can't stop all of it. One thing that could easily fix this problem would be for the members of the U.N. to go out and see the way people live, and the way people now, people are not the same as they were in 1945.

charter states that “all members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against... any state”.2 Founded right after WWII the United Nations main goal was to prevent another World War. All of the aforementioned international organizations serve as a grand stage for dialogue between nations. Article 10 of the U.N. charter “authorizes the Assembly to discuss any questions or any matters of concern to the U.N.”.3 By allowing all members of the United Nations to voice concerns this helps to avoid conflict among major international actors. It is far more difficult to engage in a war between two superpowers when nations are divided between these powerful alliances. The most important body of the U.N., the security council has six permanent members. These six members are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States main goal is to maintain international peace. By having these six powerful countries on the security council a major conflict is unlikely to take place. With alliances more present such as NATO countries are not as likely to engage a member country. This is because if a country attacked a member country then they would also face military engagement with all members of the alliance. Lastly, the U.N. security council has the power to put economic sanctions against a country. These sanctions can hinder economic growth of a

The world is changing and so are the demands of the United Nations. The UN is platform for international action. As the world is moving forward change is inevitable and the demands of the United Nation are increasing daily. The UN as an organization helps perform actions of change in the international world. Each member has on role to play in the global engagement. I believe that the United Nations should reform the Security Council. Under the UN Charter the Security Council is responsibility for the maintaining the international peace and security. The Security Council members are a where of all existing threat to the peace or act of aggression. They want all parties to always dispute their different peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement. In come extreme cases the Security

The UNSC’s permanent membership, for example, excludes major UN funders like Japan and Germany, emerging powers like India and Brazil, and all of Africa and Latin America. Enlargement proponents warn that the UNSC’s global authority will erode if it fails to expand membership from underrepresented regions. The structure of the Council is undemocratic especially because it gives considerable power and privileges to certain countries of the world. The main example is the veto power of the Permanent Five. As Robert Hill, former Australian ambassador to the United Nations, summarises, “the Security Council is a club and P5 is a club within a

As World War II came to a close, a new need for an international peacekeeping organization became apparent in order to maintain peaceful relations among nations in the post-World War II era. The United Nations (UN) came into effect on October 24, 1945 for this very purpose and also “to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small”. One of the leading organs of the UN, the Security Council (UNSC), was

The United Nations is an organization that was officially founded in 1945 right after World War 2 and is located in New York City, New York in the United States of America on neutral territory, meaning that it is technically a safe zone for all countries who enter (Gemun). It is dedicated to solving world wide issues such as peace and security, human rights, food production, climate change and many more (UN). It is currently made up of 193 Member States, which has been quadrupled since the start of the organization. These members meet up and work together to solve issues that may or already have erupt in their country as well as other countries. It has shown great success as of right now and has avoided another world war issue.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the principle organ of the UN and is responsible to maintain international peace and security and resolve international problems of economic, social or humanitarian nature. The role often involves responding to crisis’ around the world by establishing

Diving more in depth about how the UNSC ensures that international peace and security is maintained, it is important to understand how the Security Council operates. The charter states that, “the Security Council shall act in accordance with the purposes and principle of the United Nations.” (Article 24) When it comes to the topic of voting, “decisions of the Security Council procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members.” (Article 27) The Security Council has the authority and ability to investigate any

The discussion of the UN Security Council Reform has been on discussion for almost 20 years. The efficiency and effectiveness of the council are put to question. It is important to act now while the momentum for the push for reform is rising. The Member States need to realize Security Council Reform. The G4 nations support each others bid for seats of the Security Council and Japan has the support of the United States, Britain, France and Russia. The current P5 members of the Security Council, along with the G4 account for 9 of the world's 10 largest defense budgets according to SIPRI. Japan has been elected for nine two-year terms on the Security

appointing non-permanent members to the Security Council and overseeing the United Nations budget.1 In order to fulfill this mission, the General Assembly today passes resolutions that recommend actions that the international community should take in order to address a particular pressing problem. Although the resolutions passed by the General Assembly are not legally binding, they still have clout because they represent international consensus decisions and are often seen as the international moral norm.