Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Come October, Russia, a top ally to Iran, will take on the lead role of the United Nations Security Council, filling the presidency for one month, which could pose its own security concerns.
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Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In October, as gangs continued to gain ground and new neighborhoods came under their control, the head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, Leslie Voltaire, formally asked the U.N. Security Council to bring a peacekeeping mission back to Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Much as reform of the UN Security Council remains stalled, so, too, does reform of the IMF and the World Bank—institutions long dominated by the West.
—Jorge G. CastaÑeda, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025
At the National Security Council (NSC), 160 staff members have been sent home.
—Tim Reid, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 8 Feb. 2025
In October, as gangs continued to gain ground and new neighborhoods came under their control, the head of Haiti’s Transitional Presidential Council, Leslie Voltaire, formally asked the U.N. Security Council to bring a peacekeeping mission back to Haiti.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Much as reform of the UN Security Council remains stalled, so, too, does reform of the IMF and the World Bank—institutions long dominated by the West.
—Jorge G. CastaÑeda, Foreign Affairs, 4 Feb. 2025
At the National Security Council (NSC), 160 staff members have been sent home.
—Tim Reid, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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