United Nations Security Council

The United Nations Security Council can adopt resolutions that authorize an international stabilization force for a territory.

In 2025, the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution that authorizes an international stabilization force for Gaza with a mandate to ensure the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups and authorizes the force to use "all necessary measures" to carry out its mandate in compliance with international law.

The 2025 U.N. Security Council resolution approves a transitional authority called the "Board of Peace" to oversee postwar Gaza affairs and envisions a possible future path to an independent Palestinian state.

The United Nations Security Council can authorize international stabilization or peacekeeping forces and assign mandates that can include overseeing borders, providing security, and demilitarizing territory.

The United Nations Security Council's permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) possess veto power over substantive resolutions.

States that consider contributing troops to international stabilization forces commonly require authorization from the United Nations Security Council as a precondition for participation.

Permanent members of the United Nations Security Council possess veto power over substantive Security Council resolutions.

United Nations Security Council resolutions can authorize the establishment of international security or stabilization forces with time-limited mandates and provisions for possible extensions.

States that consider contributing troops to multinational stabilization or security operations commonly seek a United Nations Security Council mandate to obtain political authorization and cover for deploying forces.

The United Nations Security Council is the U.N. body charged with responsibility for maintaining international peace and security.

The United Nations Security Council is composed of 15 member states.

China and Russia are veto-wielding members of the United Nations Security Council.

Member states commonly submit amendments to draft United Nations Security Council resolutions as part of negotiations, involving back-and-forth revisions of language.

Countries commonly request a clear United Nations Security Council mandate before committing troops to international peacekeeping or stabilization forces.

Deployment and the mandate of United Nations peacekeeping forces require endorsement by a United Nations Security Council resolution.

Deployment of international peacekeeping or security forces in a conflict area typically requires authorization by the United Nations Security Council.

The United Nations Security Council maintains a UN terrorism blacklist and can vote to add or remove individuals from that blacklist.

The Gang Suppression Force (GSF) is a multinational security mission authorized by the United Nations Security Council.

The United Nations Security Council includes five permanent members that possess veto power capable of blocking the adoption of resolutions.

Authorization from the United Nations Security Council is commonly required or sought for countries to contribute troops to international stabilization or peacekeeping missions.