A majority of the 15-member UN Security Council on Tuesday called on North Korea to give up its ballistic missile program and condemned its launch of an intercontinental missile last month.

A U.S.-led statement approved by 10 of the 15 U.N. Security Council members condemned a recent North Korean intercontinental ...

Under the Charter, the Security Council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. It has 15 Members, and each Member has one vote. Under the Charter ...

How does a Security Council resolution get adopted? The 15-member Council is charged with taking action, through resolutions ...

The UN Security Council has added two Sudanese paramilitary officers to the list of individuals sanctioned because of their actions in the fighting there, the council's British presidency announced.

Each of the council's 15 members takes up the presidency for ... "Unfortunately, Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council and no feasible international legal pathway exists to change ...

The law has drawn strong reactions, including a rare consensus among the 15 members of the UN Security Council, which expressed "grave concern" over the situation. Israel's ambassador to the UN ...

The United Nations Security Council will meet on Monday to discuss Israel's attack on Iran, council president Switzerland ...

United Nation has elected five new members to serve on Security Council. The 193-member UN General Assembly held elections to elect new members to replace those whose terms expire on 31 December this ...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) will convene an urgent session following a request on Sunday by Iran.

Read by Swiss UN Ambassador Pascale Baeriswyl, the council's current president, it urges all parties “to respect the safety and security of UNIFIL personnel and UN premises.” The 15-member ...

UN Security Council Voices 'Strong Concern' for UN Peacekeepers After Israeli Attacks UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on ...