Global Citizenship. United Nations. United Nations Security Council. The Security Council In Brief... 15 members: five permanent members with veto power and ten non-permanent members, elected by the General Assembly for a two-year term. Meetings are called at any given time when the need arises. Rotating presidency: Members take turn at holding the presidency of the Security Council for one month.
Under the Charter, the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. The Security Council also recommends to the General Assembly the appointment of the Secretary-General and the admission of new Members to the United Nations. Latest News. Permanent 5. China. United States. Russia. France.
United Kingdom. General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations Human Rights Council. United Nations Development Programme. Millennium Development Goals. Voices around the world are demanding leadership in 2015 on poverty, inequality and climate change. These universal challenges demand global action, and this year presents unprecedented opportunities for achieving the future we want. This September, world leaders will gather at the United Nations in New York to adopt a new agenda for sustainable development. This is also the year when they will reach a global agreement on climate change at the Paris Climate Conference. These new global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will guide policy and funding for the next 15 years, beginning with a historic pledge to end poverty. Everywhere. Permanently. Paul Ladd, Director of the UNDP Team on the Post-2015 Development Agenda, talks about 2015, a year in which countries will shape a new development agenda and reach a global agreement on climate change.
The MDGs drove progress in several important areas: Income povertyAccess to improved sources of waterPrimary school enrollmentChild mortality.