Презентация на тему The security council

Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security.

It is so organized as to be able to function continuously, and a representative of each of its members must be present at all times at United Nations Headquarters. On 31 January 1992, the first ever Summit Meeting of the Council was convened at Headquarters, attended by Heads of State and Government of 13 of its 15 members and by the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the remaining two. The Council may meet elsewhere than at Headquarters; in 1972, it held a session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the following year in Panama City, Panama.

permanent members — China, France, Russian Federation, the United

Kingdom and the United States — and ten non-permament members (with year of term's end).

India (2012)

South Africa (2012)

Colombia (2012)

Germany (2012)

Portugal (2012)

Guatemala (2013)

Pakistan (2013)

Togo (2013)

Morocco (2013)

Azerbaijan (2013)

Morocco, Pakistan and Togo to serve as non-permanent members

of the Security Council for two-year terms starting on 1 January 2012. The newly elected countries will replace Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria.

Azerbaijan

Pakistan

is held in turn by the members of the

Security Council in the English alphabetical order of their names. Each President holds office for one calendar month.
Ten non-permament members, elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms and not eligible for immediate re-election. The number of non-permanent members was increased from six to ten by an amendment of the Charter which came into force in 1965.

present, and each includes representatives of all Security Council

member States.
•Security Council Committee of Experts;
•Security Council Committee on Admission of New Members;
•Security Council Committee on Council meetings away from Headquarters.
Ad Hoc Committees. They are established as needed, comprise all Council members and meet in closed session.
•Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission established by Security Council resolution 692 (1991);
•Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism;
•Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004).

Council Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and

Resolution in Africa;
•Security Council Working Group established pursuant to resolution 1566 (2004);
•Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict;
•Security Council Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other; Procedural Questions.

Peacekeeping Operations
Since 1948 there have been
66 United Nations
peace-keeping
operations.

Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed

in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 - established by S/RES/808 (1993) - International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY);
•International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighbouring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 - established by S/RES/955 (1994).

powers of the Security Council are:
to maintain international peace

and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations;
to investigate any dispute or situation which mightlead to international friction;
to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement;
to formulate plans for the establishment of a system to regulate armaments;
to determine the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression and to recommend what action should be taken;
to call on Members to apply economic sanctions and other measures not involving the use of force to prevent or stop aggression;
to take military action against an aggressor;
to recommend the admission of new Members;
to exercise the trusteeship functions of the United Nations in "strategic areas";
to recommend to the GeneralAssembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and, together with the Assembly, to elect the Judges of the International Court of Justice.