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.
Permanent 5. China. United States. Russia. France. United Kingdom. General Assembly of the United Nations. United Nations Human Rights Council. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 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.