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The Secretary-General of the United Nations is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. Therefore, the veto power can be used to block the selection of a Secretary-General. [33] Since 1981, the Security Council has selected the Secretary-General through series of straw polls. A vote by a permanent member ...
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The United States on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza, drawing criticism of the Biden administration for once again blocking international action aimed ...
Pages in category "Vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
(Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council on Friday turned down a U.S.-led resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as part of a hostage deal after Russia and China vetoed the ...
In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly voted on Tuesday to subject Security Council members that veto resolutions to an assembly debate on their decision within 10 ...
Russian deputy envoy to the Security Council, Vladimir Safronkov: The primary problem was the fact that the draft resolution by the troika designated the guilty party prior to an independent and objective investigation. [2] 28 February 2017 S/2017/172
At the heart of the Security Council’s inaction is its structure, established at the end of World War II, which gave veto rights on its actions to five powers — the United States, the Soviet ...