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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1999
United Nations United Nations Security Council resolution, Security Council Resolution 1999 was adopted without a vote on 13 July 2011 after examining the application of the South Sudan, Republic of South Sudan for membership into the United Nations. The Council recommended to the United Nations General Assembly, General Assembly that South Sudan be admitted. The resolution was adopted following a request from South Sudan President Salva Kiir. South Sudan became the 193rd member of the United Nations. See also * Enlargement of the United Nations * List of United Nations member states * List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1901 to 2000 (2009–2011) References External links Text of the Resolution at undocs.org {{UNSCR 2011 2011 United Nations Security Council resolutions, 1999 History of South Sudan United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning United Nations membership, 1999 United Nations Security Council resolutions concerning South Sudan, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Security Council Resolution
A United Nations Security Council resolution is a United Nations resolution adopted by the fifteen members of the Security Council (UNSC); the United Nations (UN) body charged with "primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security". The UN Charter specifies (in Article 27) that a draft resolution on non-procedural matters is adopted if nine or more of the fifteen Council members vote for the resolution, and if it is not vetoed by any of the five permanent members. Draft resolutions on "procedural matters" can be adopted on the basis of an affirmative vote by any nine Council members. The five permanent members are the People's Republic of China (which replaced the Republic of China in 1971), France, Russia (which replaced the defunct Soviet Union in 1991), the United Kingdom, and the United States. , the Security Council has passed 2662 resolutions. Terms and functions mentioned in the UN Charter The term "resolution" does not appear in the text ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |