United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is the most powerful part of the United Nations. The Security Council deals with maintaining peace and security between nations.

Membership

There are 15 members of the UNSC but only five are permanent members. They are:

* China * France * Russia * United Kingdom * The United States

Powers

If a country has behaved in a way seen as undesirable, the UNSC can make a ruling, known as United Nations Security Council Resolutions or sanctions. An example is that the UNSC has currently banned all imports of nuclear material to Iran as they feel Iran is going to make nuclear weapons.