Question

State any two functions of the security council.

Answer 1

Hint: The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to maintaining international peace and security, building and maintaining friendly relations between nations, international cooperation and harmonizing the actions of nations.

The General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat of the United Nations are the chief organs of the UN.

Complete answer:
-The Security Council has main responsibility under the Charter of the United Nations for the maintenance of international peace and security.
-It has fifteen members (5 permanent and 10 non-permanent members). There is one vote for each member. All Member States are expected, under the Charter, to comply with the decisions of the Council.

The functions of the security council are:
-In assessing the nature of a threat to peace or an act of aggression, the Security Council takes the lead.
-It calls for the resolution by peaceful means of the parties to a dispute and proposes methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.
-The Security Council can in some circumstances, resort to the implementation of sanctions or even allow the use of force to preserve or restore international peace and security.
-There is a Presidency of the Security Council, which rotates and changes every month.

Note:
-The General Assembly is the principal policy-making, deliberative and representative organ of the UN.
-All 193 UN member states are represented in the General Assembly, which makes it the only UN body with universal representation.
-Every September, in the General Assembly Hall in New York, the entire membership of the United Nations gathers for the annual session of the General Assembly and for a general discussion, attended and addressed by many heads of state.
-Decisions on important subjects, such as peace and security issues, the introduction of new members and budgetary matters, allow the General Assembly to have a majority of two-thirds.