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However, after the Republic of China vetoed the amendment containing Mongolia, the Soviet Union cast 13 more vetoes on all the remaining applicants except those in Eastern Europe. [ a ] The larger vote on the whole resolution, now containing only four Eastern European countries, then failed without veto as the Soviet Union was the only member ...
Resolution Date Vote Concerns 2701: 19 October 2023 15–0–0 The situation in Libya: 2702: 30 October 2023 15–0–0 The situation in Libya 2703: 30 October 2023
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)
11–1–3 (against: Russian Federation; abstentions: China, India, and United Arab Emirates) Emergency Special Session of the General Assembly on Ukraine: 2624: 28 February 2022 11–0–4 (abstentions: Brazil, Ireland, Mexico, and Norway) The situation in Yemen: 2625: 15 March 2022 13–0–2 (abstentions: China and Russian Federation)
Resolution Date Vote Concerns 2501: 16 December 2019 15–0–0 Threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts : 2502: 19 December 2019 15–0–0
On 30 September 2022, Russia used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council to block the resolution to declare the disputed referendums and subsequent annexation as illegal under international law. Under newly adopted procedures, the use of a veto in the Security Council triggers a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. [7]
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]
The Soviet Union was not present in the Security Council to veto UN Security Council Resolutions 83 (27 June 1950) and 84 (7 July 1950), authorizing assistance to South Korea in the Korean War. [43] The Soviet Union returned to the Security Council in August 1950 and resumed its usage of the veto.