United Nations Security Council resolution 178970 219170245 2008-06-13T22:05:52Z Lapsed Pacifist 173787 {{UNSCR}} A '''United Nations Security Council Resolution''' is a [[United Nations resolution]] voted on by the fifteen members of the [[United Nations Security Council]]; the [[United Nations]] organization charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security". The [[United Nations Charter|UN Charter]] specifies (in [[United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power#Article_27|Article 27]]) that a draft resolution on non-procedural matters is adopted if nine or more of the fifteen Council members vote for the resolution, and if it is not [[United Nations Security Council veto power|vetoed]] by any of the five permanent members. These members are the [[People's Republic of China]], which replaced the [[Republic of China]] in 1971, [[France]], the [[Russian Federation]], which replaced the [[Soviet Union]] in 1991, the [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]]. Draft resolutions on "procedural matters" can be adopted on the basis of an affirmative vote by any nine Council members. There have been two major [[war]]s authorized by the Security Council; the 1950 [[Korean War]], and the 1991 [[Gulf War]]. States that breach resolutions have mixed fates. [[Iraq]] was swiftly attacked after failing to comply with a Security Council resolution by withdrawing from [[Kuwait]]; however, [[Indonesia]], [[Israel]], [[Morocco]] and [[Turkey]] have been in breach of several resolutions, sometimes for decades, without having had any action taken against them. == Terms used in the UN Charter == The [[United Nations Charter]] contains numerous formulations which imply the adoption of resolution while not defining it any further. == External links == {{wikisource|United Nations Security Council Resolutions}} * [http://www.un.org/documents/scres.htm Complete list and text of all resolutions] * [http://www.un.org/Docs/sc/ UN Security Council Official Website including full text of all resolutions] {{United Nations}} [[Category:United Nations Security Council resolutions| ]] [[ar:قرارات مجلس الأمن]] [[de:Liste der UN-Resolutionen]] [[fa:قطعنامه‌های شورای امنیت]] [[fr:Résolution du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies]] [[kn:ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ಪರಿಷತ್ತಿನ ಸಂಕಲ್ಪಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿ]] [[ms:Resolusi Majlis Keselamatan PBB]] [[ja:国連安全保障理事会決議]] [[ru:Резолюция Совета Безопасности ООН]] [[sr:Резолуција Савета безбедности Уједињених нација]] [[zh:联合国安全理事会决议]]