U.N. to Hand Security Council over to Russia Next WeekGabrielle Reyes 26 Jan 2022
Russia will assume the presidency of the U.N. Security Council on February 1 for one month according to the body’s regular protocol, which rotates its leadership among the council’s members approximately every 30 days.
The U.N. Security Council is one of six principal organs of the United Nations. It is responsible for making decisions that impact international security and holds powers including the ability to authorize military action. The body counts 15 member states (five permanent and ten elected). Russia, China, the U.S., the U.K., and France comprise the council’s permanent members, which hold veto power within the body. The U.N. Security Council shares its leadership among all of its members by naming a new president each month based on an alphabetical system.
“The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the Member States names,” according to the U.N. website.
Norway is the current president of the U.N. Security Council for the month of January. Russia will assume the mantle for 28 days starting February 1.
Russia’s impending leadership of the U.N. Security Council comes during a time of heightened political tension between Moscow and Washington. Mainstream and corporate-funded U.S. media outlets have elevated reports fueled by White House speculation that the Kremlin has immediate plans to invade Ukraine, Russia’s neighbor. Moscow will have the power to authorize military action through the U.N. Security Council when it assumes leadership of the organ next month, a development that could serve to fan the flames of panic over the current situation in Ukraine.
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