UN Security Council

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations and is charged with ensuring international peace and security. Its powers, outlined in the Charter of the United Nations, include establishing peacekeeping operations, imposing international sanctions, and authorising military action. The Council also recommends the admission of new member states to the United Nations General Assembly, approves changes to the Charter, and enacts international sanctions. Under Chapter VII of the Charter, the Council may identify threats to international peace, determine breaches of that peace, and authorise responses up to and including the use of force. It is the only UN body with the authority to issue resolutions binding on all member states.