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1made up of u.s, great britain, france, china, and russia. more powerful than the general assembly2 sets
2an organ consisting of 15 members, 10 non-permanent and 5 permanent. the 5 permanent members include china, france, russia, great britain, and the usa. each member has the ability to abstain, appose sanctions, and expel.2 sets
3a permanent council of the united nations2 sets
4branch of the united nations responsibled for sending united nations troops to crisis areas- 5 permanent members are france, great britain,russia, the united states and china- 10 other countries rotate membership2 sets
5one of the major organs of the un charged with the responsibility for peace and security issues; includes 5 permanent members with veto power and 10 nonpermanent members chosen from the general assembly2 sets
6all major decisions are made here;this is where political ideology is fought; the big 5- us, uk, france, ussr, china- all of which have veto power2 sets
7had 11 (later 15) members; of these the big 5 (us, britain, russia, france, china) had permanent seats and the righ tto a veto; the other 6 members were elceted to 2 year terms and had no veto.2 sets
8the un’s peacekeeping arm; has 5 permanent members trying to keep peace, each member has 1 vote, 10 nonpermanent members (2 years)2 sets
9the un's peace making arm—5 permanent members—us, great britain, russia, france, china—nations that lead the fight to destroy the totalitarian regimes1 set
10countries in the un that had power to investigate and settle disputes1 set
11part of the vision of the new united nations. this would have permanent representatives of the five major powers, each of which would have veto power.1 set
12power center of the united nations1 set
13main peace keepers 15 members1 set
14the seat of real power in the u.n. only 15 members (i.e. us, china, russia, france, u.k.) each permanent member can veto over security council decisions.1 set
15branch of the un that investigates international situations that threaten the peace; can send troops1 set
16its decisions are to be followed by all un nations, has most power1 set
17this is themost powerful part of the united nations set up to take emergency action in times of international crisis1 set
18most powerful branch of the united states security council, deals with military and political questions1 set
19united nations structure; 5 permanent members, 10 non permanent members (2 year terms)1 set
20consejo de seguridad1 set
2115 members, 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent, take 9 out of 15 votes to approve decision, members can abstain, permanent members are allowed to veto1 set
22maintain peace, tries to solve friction in between countries, imposes sanctions1 set
23what is the most powerful organ1 set
24there are 15 members of this organ, 5 permanent and 10 nonpermanent who are voted on by the general assembly, works on keeping peace and investigating friction, takes 9 votes to act and the permanent members have veto power1 set
25consists of 5 permanent members: china, france, russia, uk, & usa and 10 more nations elected at large for 2 year terms1 set
266 rotating members and 5 permanent members1 set
27the main governing body of the united nations; it has the authority to identify threats to international peace and security and to prescribe to organization's response, including military and/or economic sanctions1 set
28i. has 15 members 1. 5 permanent, 10 non-permanent ii. permanent members in 1945- us, ussr, great britain, france, china iii. permanent members today- us, russia, great britain, france, china. iv. originally 11 members until 65 v. germany and japan want in b/c have been paying 2nd and 3rd highest dues. vi. each member has one rep with one vote and permanent members have veto power. vii. one veto to stop action viii. must have nine votes with big five all for yes ix. if members don't vote not a veto x. must be one rep for each member always at headquarters xi. functions and powers 1. maintain peace and security 2. investigate disputes 3. suggest resolutions 4. determine threat to peace a. korea in 1950 and kuwait in 1991 5. call upon members for action against questionable behavior 6. take military action1 set
29the organ dealing with international peace and security1 set
30a division of the un responsible for keeping peace.1 set
3115 member body of the un that has 10 non-permanent seats and 5 permanent seats.1 set
3215 members which includes 5 permanent members- u.s., britain, france, s.u. and china ; 10 members of the council are rotating member; veto ideas from general council1 set
33responsible for peace and security:5 seats for permanent members:9/15 for resolution to pass1 set
34the united nation's peacekeeping arm1 set
35commission overseen by the president that has broad powers1 set
3615 member assembly of the united nations1 set
37the un’s peacekeeping arm. it has 5 permanent memberthe united states, great britain, france, russia, and china.1 set
38un's peace-keeping arm1 set
395 countries that stay in the un permanently1 set
40un group that decided to send armed forces to korea to stop the invasion of communists.1 set