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unusual facts about UN Security Council



Controversy over Abkhazian and South Ossetian independence

In an emergency session of the UN Security Council Serbian President Boris Tadić asked the Council, "Are we all aware of the precedent that is being set and are we aware of the catastrophic consequences that it may lead to?"

Kosovo Security Force

KFOR entered Kosovo on June 12, 1999 under a United Nations mandate, two days after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1244.

Mehlis report

The investigation was launched in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1595 and headed by the German judge, Detlev Mehlis.

The Tyee

Matt Gurney, writing in the National Post sharply criticized a 2010 article by Tyee columnist Murray Dobbin, which strongly opposed Canada's 2010 bid to for one of the temporary seats on the UN Security Council (this article was subsequently circulated by Khalid Mouammar of the Canadian Arab Federation).

United Kingdom and the United Nations

The United Kingdom is a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council.


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2008 Kosovo declaration of independence

US ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad was "outraged", and requested the UN Security Council immediately issue a statement "expressing the council's outrage, condemning the attack, and also reminding the Serb government of its responsibility to protect diplomatic facilities."

C. J. Cregg

She successfully navigates the murky waters of UN politics, setting up a UN Security Council resolution to end the (real-life) humanitarian crisis in Darfur, Sudan.

Chapter Seven

Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter, the chapter that sets out the UN Security Council's powers to maintain peace

David M. Malone

Malone's The International Struggle Over Iraq: Politics in the UN Security Council 1980-2005 was nominated for the 2006-2007 Lionel Gelber Prize, an award given annually to the best book on international affairs.

Farhad Ahmed Dockrat

Farhad Ahmed Dockrat is a South African cleric and businessman who has recently been listed by the UN Security Council as a terror suspect along with his cousin Junaid Ismail Dockrat for alleged links with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.

Junaid Ismail Dockrat

Dr Junaid Ismail Dockrat is a South African Dentist who has recently been listed by the UN Security Council as a terror suspect along with his cousin Farhad Ahmed Dockrat for the alleged links with the terrorist organization Al-Qaeda.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 471

Finally, it called upon Israel to comply with all relevant UN Security Council Resolutions and provisions of the Fourth Geneva Convention.

Vilnius letter

27 January 2003: Hans Blix presents the UN Security Council with the report that the inspectors had been granted access to every site they needed to inspect, but he says that “It is not enough to open doors.”