Question

name the permanent members of the security council.

Answer 1

Hint: The Security Council has the primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security. It has members and each member has one vote. According to the Charter of the United Nations, all member states are obliged to comply with the decisions of the Council.

Complete answer:
The Security Council is made up of ten elected members and five permanent members - China, the United States, France, Great Britain and the Russian Federation. Current and previous Security Council membership can be found in this section.

The functions and powers of the UN Security Council:
1. The main task of the UN Security Council is to maintain peace and security at the international level. He takes the lead in determining the presence of threats to peace or attack.
2. Apart from maintaining the peace, the Security Council can also conduct United Nations peacekeeping operations and impose sanctions on states.
3. The United Nations Security Council may also impose suspension of diplomatic relations, financial restrictions and sanctions, blockades and even appropriate collective military action.

India tried to get on the list of permanent members of the UN Security Council but failed. Although India is a country with a large population, developing economy and nuclear power, it is not a member of the UN Security Council.

Note: The ten non-permanent members include Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany, Indonesia, Niger, St. Petersburg. Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Vietnam and Tunisia. Non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA) for two years.