By Joseph Klein
The Security Council is the United Nations’ most powerful body. It is the one body in the United Nations system with the power under the UN Charter to dispatch military and peacekeeping operations, impose economic sanctions, mandate arms inspections, and enforce resolutions against international human rights violations. In short, it is charged with the guardianship of international peace and security.
Out of 191 member states in the United Nations, all of whom have an equal vote in the General Assembly, only fifteen are members of Security Council. Five Security Council members - the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China – have permanent seats with a veto power over any Security Council decisions. Ten are elected by the General Assembly for two year terms, based on regional representation. Decisions on policy matters require nine votes, including the votes of all five permanent members.
The Islamic countries obtain their fair share of the nine rotating seats. Their interests on the Security Council are always represented. Not satisfied with this representation or their strangulation of the United Nations Human Rights Council and domination of the General Assembly, however, the 57 member Organization of Islamic Conference also wants a permanent, veto-bearing Islamic seat on the Security Council. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said this month that Islamic countries must secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council because “the Islamic world has been deprived of the power to defend itself”. Read more ...
The Security Council is the United Nations’ most powerful body. It is the one body in the United Nations system with the power under the UN Charter to dispatch military and peacekeeping operations, impose economic sanctions, mandate arms inspections, and enforce resolutions against international human rights violations. In short, it is charged with the guardianship of international peace and security.
Out of 191 member states in the United Nations, all of whom have an equal vote in the General Assembly, only fifteen are members of Security Council. Five Security Council members - the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China – have permanent seats with a veto power over any Security Council decisions. Ten are elected by the General Assembly for two year terms, based on regional representation. Decisions on policy matters require nine votes, including the votes of all five permanent members.
The Islamic countries obtain their fair share of the nine rotating seats. Their interests on the Security Council are always represented. Not satisfied with this representation or their strangulation of the United Nations Human Rights Council and domination of the General Assembly, however, the 57 member Organization of Islamic Conference also wants a permanent, veto-bearing Islamic seat on the Security Council. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said this month that Islamic countries must secure a permanent seat on the UN Security Council because “the Islamic world has been deprived of the power to defend itself”. Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
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