Currently, there are 14 ongoing sanction regimes in the world that focus on settlement of political conflicts, nuclear non-proliferation and counter-terrorism. Sanctions include economic and trade sanctions along with diplomatic restrictions and travel bans. The UNSC has used sanctions when peace has been threatened and diplomatic efforts failed. The council uses sanctions to put pressure on a country to comply with its objectives, without using force. The subsidiary bodies of the council are known as committees - Counter-Terrorism Committee, Non-Proliferation Committee, United Nations Military Staff Committee and Sanctions Committee. The non-permanent members also preside over committees and working groups of the UNSC. The current president of the council is France for June 2020.ДЄlso read: UN official raises concerns over hate speech in India, cites Subramanian SwamyвЂ™s comments This allows them to decide the content and theme of the debates, which can draw attention to important issues for each member country with respect to international peace and security. The presidency is determined in an alphabetical order. However, they have вЂњcollective right of vetoвЂќ - any resolution of the UNSC has to be passed by at least seven non-permanent members even if all the permanent members support it.Д®very member-country of the council, including the non-permanent members, also assumes the presidency of the council every month. Unlike permanent members of the council, the non-permanent members do not have veto power. China used it nine times, it was used 18 times by France, 32 times by UK, 83 times by US and 128 times by Russia (and USSR). Until 2012, as many as 269 vetoes had been used in the UNSC. However, they cannot end or prevent a debate through this power. This veto allows any of these five countries to block the adoption of a resolution. The permanent members of the UNSC have a veto power. Powers of permanent and non-permanent members If the matter escalates, ceasefire directives are issued and peacekeeping forces and military observers dispatched.ДЇurthermore, if the circumstances are very dire then sanctions and financial penalties are imposed, arms embargoed, and travel bans can also be issued.ДЄlso read: Paris deal to WHO, the 11 organisations Donald TrumpвЂ™s US has pulled out of, weakened If there is a security crisis anywhere in the world, the matter is brought before the UNSC and they try to reach an agreement either through mediation, appointing special envoys, dispatching a UN Mission or requesting the UN Secretary-General to settle the dispute. The current non-permanent members are Belgium, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Germany, Indonesia, Niger, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa and Tunisia.ДЄlso read: Schools re-opening during crisis not a return to normal, we must do things differently: UN To be elected as a non-permanent member of the council, each member-country requires a two-third majority of the entire assembly.ДЄt the eighteenth session of the UNSC in 1963, the General Assembly had decided that the non-permanent members of the council should be elected according to the following pattern: Five members from African and Asian countries, one from Eastern Europe, two Latin American countries and two from Western Europe and other countries. It has also been backed by several countries in this regard, including US President Donald Trump. Every year, five non-permanent members are elected for a tenure of two years.ДЇor a long time, India has pushed to be considered for permanent membership in the council. The five permanent members are the US, UK, Russia, China and France. It consists of 15 members - five permanent members and 10 non-permanent members. Since then, the main headquarters for the council has been in New York City at the UN Headquarters. The UNSC held its first session on 17 January 1946 in Westminster, London. The other five organs of the UN are the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat.

The UN Security Council is one of the six main organs of the UN, and is primarily responsible for maintaining international peace and security. ThePrint looks into what exactly the United Nations Security Council is and how a country is elected as a member.ДЄlso read: Nearly 49 million more people vulnerable to extreme poverty because of Covid-19: UN Chief This is the eighth time India has been elected a non-permanent member of the UNSC.

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