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Cablegram dated 19 June 1954 from Guatemala to the President of the Security Council (CIA backed 1954 Guatemalan coup d'état) Soviet Union: 18 June 1954: S/3229: S/PV.674: Letter dated 29 May 1954 from Thailand to the President of the Security Council (Viet Minh incursion into Thailand) Soviet Union: 29 March 1954: S/3188/Corr.1: S/PV.664
The use of the veto has gone through several distinct phases, reflecting the shifting political balance on the Security Council. From 1946 to 1969, a majority of the Security Council was aligned with the United States, which cast no vetoes because it won every vote.
All resolutions are included in these chronological lists. 1 to 100 (25 January 1946 – 27 October 1953); 101 to 200 (24 November 1953 – 15 March 1965); 201 to 300 (19 March 1965 – 12 October 1971)
The US has blocked a Gaza ceasefire draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council - the fourth time it has used its veto power during the conflict to shield its ally, Israel. Fourteen of ...
The 15-member council voted on a resolution put forward by 10 non-permanent members that called for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in the 13-month conflict and separately ...
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and ...
The UN Charter specifies, in Article 27, that decisions of the Security Council shall be made by an affirmative vote of nine members, out of the 15 members of the Security Council. With the exception of purely procedural decisions, all other resolutions adopted by the Security Council can be vetoed by any of the five permanent members. [1]
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution that called on countries to prevent an arms race in outer space, a move that prompted ...