{"slug": "united-nations-security-council", "label": "United Nations Security Council", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Security_Council", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q37470", "qid": "Q37470", "description": "one of the six principal organs of the UN, charged with the maintenance of international peace and security", "entries": 40, "years": 30, "span": [1946, 2024], "span_label": ["1946 CE", "2024 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 20}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 5}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 3}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 3}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 2}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 2}, {"title": "Economy & Finance", "count": 2}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Security Council", "U.N. 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The United Nations Security Council votes to demand that Israel withdraw its troops from Lebanon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373279023#June", "title": "1982", "revid": 1373279023, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1982, "year_label": "1982 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 4", "text": "August 4 – The United Nations Security Council votes to censure Israel because its troops are still in Lebanon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373279023#August", "title": "1982", "revid": 1373279023, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "July 31", "text": "July 31 – In Lebanon, Hezbollah announces that it has hanged U.S. Marine Lt. Col. William R. Higgins in retaliation for Israel's July 28 kidnapping of Hezbollah leader Abdel Karim Obeid. The same day, the United Nations Security Council passes United Nations Security Council Resolution 638, condemning the taking of hostages by both sides in the conflict.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369557705#July", "title": "1989", "revid": 1369557705, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 1990, "year_label": "1990 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 6", "text": "August 6 – Gulf War: With United Nations Security Council Resolution 661 the United Nations Security Council orders a global trade embargo against Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366571855#August", "title": "1990", "revid": 1366571855, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "April 3", "text": "April 3 – Iraq disarmament crisis: The UN Security Council passes Resolution 687, which calls for the destruction or removal of all of Iraq's chemical and biological weapons and a complete ban of ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 km. It also calls for an end to Iraq's support for international terrorism; it is accepted by Iraq three days later.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#April", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 21", "text": "September 21 – 30 – Iraq disarmament crisis: IAEA inspectors discover files on Iraq's hidden nuclear weapons program. Iraqi officials refuse to let them leave with the documents, prompting a standoff that continues until the UN Security Council threatens enforcement actions on Iraq.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371487470#September", "title": "1991", "revid": 1371487470, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1992, "year_label": "1992 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 21", "text": "February 21 – The United Nations Security Council approves Resolution 743 to send a UNPROFOR peacekeeping force to Yugoslavia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368521010#February", "title": "1992", "revid": 1368521010, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 1995, "year_label": "1995 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "July 28", "text": "July 28 - The United Nations Security Council extended sanctions on Libya over its role in the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 and UTA Flight 772.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1323170554#Events", "title": "1995 in Libya", "revid": 1323170554, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1998, "year_label": "1998 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 10", "text": "June 10 – The Organisation of African Unity passes a resolution which states that its members will no longer comply with punitive sanctions applied by the UN Security Council against Libya.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373236679#June", "title": "1998", "revid": 1373236679, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2000, "year_label": "2000 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April", "text": "The UN Security Council suspends the international air embargo and other sanctions against Libya after two suspects for the 1988 Lockerbie bombing trial are handed over.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329252085#April", "title": "2000 in Libya", "revid": 1329252085, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 2002, "year_label": "2002 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 8", "text": "November 8 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously adopts Resolution 1441, forcing Iraq to either disarm or face \"serious consequences\". Iraq agrees to the terms of the resolution on November 13.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372652846#November", "title": "2002", "revid": 1372652846, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2003, "year_label": "2003 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "July", "text": "During a United Nations Security Council debate, Indian Ambassador Vijay K. Nambiar expressed concern that, through charities and drug trade, al Qaeda still had the ability to finance its own activities. He also voiced concerns that al Qaeda continued to procure weapons through the border with Pakistan. Nambiar demanded an inquiry.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1354277794#July", "title": "2003 in Afghanistan", "revid": 1354277794, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "January 27", "text": "27 January - The UN Security Council adopts Resolution 1653 on peace and stability in the Great Lakes region, including Burundi.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1304233056#January", "title": "2006 in Burundi", "revid": 1304233056, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2008, "year_label": "2008 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 2", "text": "June 2 - The United Nations Security Council goes on a mission to Africa with the first leg of the mission to Djibouti to discuss the Somali Civil War.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1311392070#June", "title": "2008 in Djibouti", "revid": 1311392070, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – Japan, Mexico, Turkey and Uganda assume their seats on the United Nations Security Council.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#January", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "April 5", "text": "April 5 – North Korea launches a rocket from its Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground, which it says is carrying the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 satellite, prompting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#April", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "May 25", "text": "May 25 – North Korea announces that it has conducted a second successful nuclear test in North Hamgyong Province. The United Nations Security Council condemns the reported test.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#May", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 15", "text": "October 15 – The United Nations General Assembly elects Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Gabon, Lebanon and Nigeria to serve two-year terms on the United Nations Security Council as non-veto-holding members.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1356585642#October", "title": "2009 in Bosnia and Herzegovina", "revid": 1356585642, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2010, "year_label": "2010 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "September 15", "text": "September 15 – The United Nations Security Council extends the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Liberia by one year.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1251949080#Events", "title": "2010 in Liberia", "revid": 1251949080, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2011, "year_label": "2011 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 17", "text": "March 17 – The United Nations Security Council votes 10–0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372940525#March", "title": "2011", "revid": 1372940525, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "April 13", "text": "April 13 – Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3, a North Korean Earth observation satellite, explodes shortly after launch. The United States and other countries had called the impending launch a violation of United Nations Security Council demands. The launch was planned to mark the centenary of the birth of Kim Il Sung, the founder of the republic.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434549#April", "title": "2012", "revid": 1373434549, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 2013, "year_label": "2013 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 18", "text": "October 18 – Saudi Arabia rejects a seat on the United Nations Security Council, making it the first country to reject a seat on the Security Council. Jordan takes the seat on December 6.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373160550#October", "title": "2013", "revid": 1373160550, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "July 21", "text": "July 21 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2166 in response to the shootdown of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373534475#July", "title": "2014", "revid": 1373534475, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2015, "year_label": "2015 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 12", "text": "February 12 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2199 to combat terrorism.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373300271#February", "title": "2015", "revid": 1373300271, "section": "Events › February"}}, {"year": 2016, "year_label": "2016 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "March", "text": "The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2276 on 24 March, extending the mandate of the Panel of Experts on North Korea's weapons of mass destruction until 24 April 2017.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1340113410#March", "title": "2016 in North Korea", "revid": 1340113410, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2016, "year_label": "2016 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 23", "text": "December 23 – The United Nations Security Council adopts Resolution 2334 condemning \"Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373421880#December", "title": "2016", "revid": 1373421880, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – The UN Security Council unanimously approves fresh sanctions on North Korean trade and investment.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371948773#August", "title": "2017", "revid": 1371948773, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 2017, "year_label": "2017 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "December 22", "text": "December 22 – The UN Security Council votes 15–0 in favor of additional sanctions on North Korea, including measures to slash the country's petroleum imports by up to 90%.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371948773#December", "title": "2017", "revid": 1371948773, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2020, "year_label": "2020 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "February 9", "text": "9 February – Kenya and Djibouti dispute over United Nations Security Council seat.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370818951#February", "title": "2020 in East Africa", "revid": 1370818951, "section": "Monthly events › February"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "March 17", "text": "March 17 – The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian president Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova, Russian Commissioner for Children's Rights, marking the first arrest warrant against a leader of a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#March", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 9", "text": "9 December – 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis: The United Nations Security Council holds a closed-door meeting on the ongoing crisis between Venezuela and Guyana over the Guayana Esequiba Region, but takes no immediate action.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1245935071#Events", "title": "2023 in Guyana", "revid": 1245935071, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2024, "year_label": "2024 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 25", "text": "March 25 – The UN Security Council passes a resolution calling for an \"immediate ceasefire\" in the Gaza war and demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371869228#March", "title": "2024", "revid": 1371869228, "section": "Events › March"}}]}