The Security Council, the United Nations’ principal crisis-management body, is empowered to impose binding obligations on the 193 UN member states to maintain peace.

The United Nations Security Council adopted its first resolution, S/RES/1(1946), on 25 January 1946 – long before the current modes of online distribution of documents. As of 30 November 2024 ...

The United Nations Security Council approved a resolution Friday seeking "urgent steps" to expand aid in Gaza, but could not secure the unanimous support needed to call for an immediate cease-fire.