Though Pakistan was not directly named, the P5 nations delivered a sharp rebuke, indirectly calling out Islamabad for fostering terrorism. The UNSC urged strict action against those responsible ...

The Security Council has five permanent members—the United States, China, France, Russia, and the United Kingdom—collectively known as the P5. Any one of them can veto a resolution.

A number of countries including most P5 countries have also endorsed India's candidature as a permanent member of a reformed ...

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the Pahalgam terror attacks, which saw the death of 26 tourists, stressing that those responsible should be ...

The goal is to create a more representative and effective Security Council without undermining its ability to respond to global security challenges. However, it is not likely any such reform would ...

Five of the UNSC member-states are called permanent members (P5)—the United States, France, United Kingdom, China and Russia. Each P5 member can veto any resolution or decision of the UN.

However, the current P5 members can reinforce their support for the prospective permanent members in the UNSC by engaging in separate individual talks with countries opposing the UNSC expansion ...

As currently constituted, the Security Council has fifteen members. Five of these are permanent members -- the P5, and include the United States, China, the United Kingdom, France, and Russia.