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 ...

By the end of 2020, the Iranian parliament decided to pursue a strategic plan in the nuclear sector to counter the sanctions, ...

Pakistan’s new roles in key UNSC counter-terrorism bodies mark a diplomatic blow to India, reflecting shifting global alliances, crypto-linked diplomacy, and Western unease over India’s Russia ties, a ...

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.

India has consistently raised concerns about Pakistan hosting the world’s largest number of UN-proscribed terrorists and ...

"The members of the P5+1 should comply with their undertaking and annul the UN Security Council sanctions against Iran," Zarif told reporters after meeting Romanian Deputy Foreign Minister Carmen ...

Pakistan now chairs the UNSC's Taliban sanctions committee. This occurs amid efforts to improve ties with the Taliban, ...

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.

An aide places a seating sign down for the Palestinian delegation at the UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations on September 27 in New York. Credit: AFP. The veto power held by the P5 ...

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.