Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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In a symbolic blow, the U.N. Security Council saw a Russian resolution condemning political violence in the U.S. pass with abstentions from France and India — a diplomatic embarrassment.
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un during a trip to North Korea last month for the second time.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Earlier this week, the U.N. Security Council announced that Gran Grif and Viv Ansanm had been added to its global sanctions list.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
To that end, the body set up its own development bank in 2015, and backs Brazil and India’s aspirations to play a greater role in the UN Security Council.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu met Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un during a trip to North Korea last month for the second time.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 12 July 2025
Earlier this week, the U.N. Security Council announced that Gran Grif and Viv Ansanm had been added to its global sanctions list.
—Jacqueline Charles
july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
To that end, the body set up its own development bank in 2015, and backs Brazil and India’s aspirations to play a greater role in the UN Security Council.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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