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United Nations Security Council

one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security
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The United Nations Security Council is a principal organ of the United Nations [1].

United Nations Security Council

Summary

United Nations Security Council is a principal organ of the United Nations[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • United Nations Security Council's instance of is recorded as principal organ of the United Nations[3].
  • United Nations Security Council's instance of is recorded as council[4].
  • United Nations Security Council's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[5].
  • United Nations Security Council's child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti[6].
  • United Nations Security Council is part of United Nations System[7].
  • United Nations Security Council's Commons category is recorded as United Nations Security Council[8].
  • United Nations Security Council's foundational text is recorded as Charter of the United Nations[9].
  • United Nations Security Council comprises member of the United Nations Security Council[10].
  • United Nations Security Council comprises President of the United Nations Security Council[11].
  • October 24, 1945 marks the founding of United Nations Security Council[12].
  • United Nations Security Council's parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations[13].
  • United Nations Security Council's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/es[14].
  • United Nations Security Council's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/zh[15].
  • United Nations Security Council's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/fr[16].
  • United Nations Security Council's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ar[17].
  • United Nations Security Council's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/ru[18].
  • United Nations Security Council's official website is recorded as https://www.un.org/securitycouncil[19].
  • United Nations Security Council's topic's main category is recorded as Category:United Nations Security Council[20].
  • United Nations Security Council's described at URL is recorded as https://www.un.org/press/en/content/security-council[21].
  • United Nations Security Council's described at URL is recorded as https://media.un.org/en/search/categories/meetings-events/security-council[22].
  • United Nations Security Council's described at URL is recorded as https://www.securitycouncilreport.org/about-the-un-security-council[23].
  • United Nations Security Council's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as member states of the United Nations[24].
  • United Nations Security Council's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[25].
  • United Nations Security Council's topic has template is recorded as Template:UN Security Council[26].
  • United Nations Security Council's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UNSC'}[27].

Body

Founding

October 24, 1945 marks the founding of United Nations Security Council[12].

Identity

United Nations Security Council is part of United Nations System[7]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UNSC'}[27], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '国連安保理'}[28], {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '안보리'}[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'CSNU'}[30], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weltsicherheitsrat'}[31], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'CSNU'}[32].

Operations

United Nations Security Council's headquarters location is recorded as New York City[5]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United Nations[13]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti[6].

Why It Matters

United Nations Security Council has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 140 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil France Gabon India New York City People's Republic of China Republic of China Russia Rwanda Spain Taiwan United Nations United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . unesdoc.unesco.org. unesdoc.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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