Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Five members belonging to the Non-Aligned Movement will sit on the Security Council in 2022
11 October 2021
Of the countries serving terms on the Security Council in 2022, five will be full members of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM): Gabon, Ghana, India, Kenya and the United Arab Emirates, representing a drop of one from the 2021 Council . . .
Vetoes, insufficient votes and competing draft resolutions accentuate divisions within the Council
2 April 2022
Since 2000, and especially since 2010, there has been a marked increase in divisive votes in the Security Council,
which reflects the fact that some Council members are now less willing to shield the Council's divisions from
public view. In part, this reflects the polarizing nature of some key items more recently before the Council . . .
Last Update: 24 Apr. 2024
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THE PROCEDURE OF THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL, 4TH EDITION
by Loraine Sievers and Sam Daws, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014
CHAPTER 6: Section 1 Changes
Veto statistics adjusted to show votes on issues of international peace and security
24 April 2024
Since 2000, there has been a marked resurgence in the use of the veto. A total of 54 draft resolutions, plus one proposed amendment, relating to international peace and security and in connection with 16 situations, have not been adopted owing to the negative vote of at least one permanent member . . .
Vetoes, insufficient votes and competing draft resolutions accentuate divisions within the Council
Updated on 16 October 2023
Since 2000, and especially since 2010, there has been a marked increase in divisive votes in the Security Council,
which reflects the fact that some Council members are now less willing to shield the Council's divisions from
public view. In part, this reflects the polarizing nature of some key items more recently before the Council . . .
Vetoes, insufficient votes and competing drafts reveal an increasingly divided Security Council
30 October 2020
Since 2000, and especially since 2010, there has been a marked increase in divisive votes, which reflects the fact that some Security Council members are now less willing to shield the Council’s divisions from public view . . .
Veto statistics adjusted to show votes on issues of international peace and security (with Table)
31 August 2020
Since 2000, there has been a marked resurgence in the use of the veto. A total of 35 draft resolutions relating to international peace and security, in connection with ten situations, have not been adopted owing to the negative vote of at least one permanent member . . .
Action initiated by three European countries on Iran’s nuclear programme brings attention back to resolution 2231’s “snapback mechanism”
19 January 2020
The decision by France, Germany and the United Kingdom to refer Iran's reduced compliance with restrictions on its nuclear programme to the Joint Commission raises the possibility of an eventual Council vote under the novel “snapback mechanism” provided for resolution 2231 . . .
As seen with Venezuela, Council members are increasingly using votes to highlight their differences
7 March 2019
In what has become a more frequent scenario, two draft resolutions, this time on the situation in Venezuela, were brought to a vote on 28 February 2019. Neither of the drafts was adopted, and this outcome was fully expected at the outset . . .
Will the Iran Plan of Action “snapback” provision have a wider impact on the veto?
4 August 2015
Upon the conclusion of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on 14 July 2015, and after the adoption six days later by the Security Council of resolution 2231 (2015), much attention has focused on the so-called “snapback” mechanism . . .