Decisions on procedural matters require a minimum of nine ‘yes’ votes. Decisions of the Security Council on all other matters require a minimum of nine ‘yes’ votes including the concurring votes of the permanent members. Any member that is a party to a dispute must abstain from voting.

The Security Council can vote to extend, amend or end mission mandates as it deems appropriate. Under Article 25 of the Charter, all UN members agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council.

The Security Council – Functions and powers

• to maintain international peace and security in accordance with the principles and purposes of the UN;
• to investigate any dispute or situation that might lead to international friction and to recommend methods of adjusting such disputes or the terms of settlement;

Unlike the General Assembly, the Security Council is able to actively enforce its decisions. It can use economic sanctions or deploy forces as described in the U.N. Charter: The forces used are all contributed by the member nations and form coalitions that serve the commanders chosen by the Security Council.

The UN is run by its member states. The UN can advise, encourage, cajole and criticise, but it has few enforcement powers. Even binding Security Council resolutions rest on the willingness of states to act.

: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security.

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The ten elected or non-permanent members have a tenure of two years. At present, the non-permanent members are Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger, Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia and Vietnam.

This means China or any other permanent member can be removed, or a new permanent member added to the Security Council only through an amendment of the UN Charter. Chapter 18 of the UN Charter lays down the procedure for its amendment. China will definitely use its veto against any move against it.

Any reform of the Security Council would require the agreement of at least two-thirds of UN member states in a vote in the General Assembly and must be ratified by two-thirds of Member States. All of the permanent members of the UNSC (which have veto rights) must also agree.

Yes, a Permanent UN member can be removed but it needs a series of steps to occur. Firstly , a resolution must be passed in General Assembly to bring an amendment by greater than two third majority.

The UN Charter does not provide for any way for a country to be removed from the UNSC. The only way that a non-permanent member can be removed mid-term, or a permanent member can be removed at all, is if an amendment is made to the UN Charter under Chapter XVIII.

2020 UNSC Election Result India got elected as one of the five non-permanent members of the powerful United Nations Security Council for the terms of 2021 – 2022. Permanent UNSC seat will help India to globally expand its geo-economic and geopolitical influence.

Afghanistan withdrew in India’s favour in 2013 and the votes secured by India were much higher than the minimum threshold of a two-thirds majority or 128 votes. The elections were conducted by secret ballot, and people familiar with developments said Pakistan was among the eight countries that did not vote for India.

Today, it is a charter member and participates in all of the UN’s specialised agencies and organisations. Pakistan has been elected seven times (tied with Colombia) into the UN Security Council, with the most recent term in 2013….Pakistan and the United Nations.

Back in 1950, the United States quietly sounded India out about possibly replacing Taiwan on the Security Council, and India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru demurred. Instead, he suggested that the seat should properly be given to the People’s Republic of China.

India has been elected eight times to the UN Security Council.

Pakistan has reaffirmed its opposition to adding new permanent members to the UN Security Council (UNSC), adding that India does not qualify for a seat on the 15-member body. India — along with Brazil, Germany and Japan — has been campaigning for a permeant UNSC membership.

India – UNIDO India is a founder Member of the UNIDO. It is both a recipient as well as a contributor to the programmes of UNIDO. India contributes to the regular budget of UNIDO. In addition, India also makes an annual voluntary contribution to the Industrial Development Fund (IDF) of UNIDO.