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  2. United Nations Security Council veto power - Wikipedia

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    The newly independent countries of the Third World frequently voted against the Western powers, which led the United States to resort to the veto. [25] After the first United States veto in 1970, the Soviet ambassador declared, "Using your automatic majority you imposed your will on others and forced it down their throats.

  3. Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council

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    The permanent members were all Allies in World War II (and the victors of that war), and are the five states with the first and most nuclear weapons. [3] All have the power of veto which enables any one of them to prevent the adoption of any "substantive" draft Council resolution, regardless of its level of international support. [4]

  4. List of vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions

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    "The Security Council veto and Syria: responding to mass atrocities through the "Uniting for Peace" resolution". Indian Journal of International Law. 57 (3): 285– 307. doi: 10.1007/s40901-018-0084-9. ISSN 2199-7411. Sellen, Keith L. (1992). "The United Nations Security Council veto in the new world order". Military Law Review. 138: 187+.

  5. Developing countries call on US to lift Palestinian UN veto

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    The D-8 group of developing nations called on Saturday for the U.S. to lift its veto on the full membership of Palestine as an independent and sovereign state in the United Nations. The ...

  6. United Nations Security Council - Wikipedia

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    The five permanent members of the Security Council were the victorious powers in World War II [69] and have maintained the world's most powerful military forces ever since. They annually topped the list of countries with the highest military expenditures . [ 70 ]

  7. Veto - Wikipedia

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    Ecuador: The president has powers of package veto and amendatory veto (veto parcial). [57] The president must issue a veto within 10 days after the bill is passed. The National Assembly can override an amendatory veto by a two-thirds majority of all members, but if it does not do so within 30 days of the veto, the legislation becomes law with ...

  8. Afghan women silenced, terror groups rise after 3 years of ...

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    Three years later, the Taliban's return to power has allowed al Qaeda and other terrorist groups to regain a presence in the country, and deprived Afghan women and girls of basic freedoms they ...

  9. List of members of the United Nations Security Council

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    Map showing the members of the United Nations Security Council as of 2025, with permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) in blue, and non-permanent members (Algeria, Denmark, Greece, Guyana, Pakistan, Panama, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, and Somalia) in green.