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The United Nations Security Council mural by Norwegian artist Per Krohg (1952) depicts a phoenix rising from its ashes, symbolic of the world's rebirth after World War II. [92] The Security Council has also held meetings in cities including Nairobi, Kenya; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Panama City, Panama; and Geneva, Switzerland. [91]
Under Chapter Five of the Charter of the United Nations, the Security Council is normally entrusted with maintaining international peace and security. However, on 3 November 1950, the General Assembly passed Resolution 377 (Uniting for Peace) which expanded its authority to consider topics that were previously reserved solely for the Security ...
It was also the first United Nations Security Council resolution to specifically mention the impact of conflict on women. [2] The resolution has since become an organizing framework for the women, peace, and security agenda, which focuses on advancing the components of Resolution 1325.
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss Israel's attack on Iran, council president Switzerland said on Sunday. The Swiss U.N. mission said the ...
The United Nations Security Council is likely to meet on Monday, two diplomats said, over North Korea's test on Thursday of what Pyongyang said was an intercontinental ballistic missile. The ...
The United Nations Security Council is due to vote on Friday to remove the final restrictions on weapons deliveries to Somalia's government and its security forces, diplomats said, more than 30 ...
The presidency derives responsibility from the Provisional Rules of Procedure of the United Nations Security Council as well as the council's practice. [2] The role of the president involves calling the meetings of the Security Council, [ 3 ] approving the provisional agenda (proposed by the secretary-general ), [ 4 ] presiding at its meetings ...
China opposes a planned United Nations Security Council meeting on human rights abuses in North Korea because it will only "intensify confrontation and antagonism," a spokesperson for China's U.N ...