Pakistan assumes the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, a position it takes on as part of its two-year term as a non-permanent member. The presidency rotates monthly among the Council’s ...

A number of countries including most P5 countries have also endorsed India's candidature as a permanent member of a reformed Security Council.

The refusal by the US to accept Africa as equal members in the UNSC, with the same powers that the rest of the P5 members have, exposes the lingering fault-lines in Washington’s foreign policy.

P5 refers to the Security Council’s permanent five members. Ungar said that while Biden expressed support for Security Council expansion, he did not make specific suggestions.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has lambasted the UN Security Council yet again, saying in a speech this week that as long as Russia has veto power on the body, it will remain powerless to ...

The veto power of the P5—the five permanent members of the UNSC (China, Russia, France, the United States, and the United Kingdom)—has been a significant source of frustration among UN critics ...

While the UN Charter charges the Security Council with primary responsibility for international peace and security, any action requires the affirmative vote of the P5.

US News: UNITED NATIONS: The US has called on fellow permanent members of the UN Security Council to remain “united” on Afghanistan, to hold the Taliban accoun.

This duality turned the UNSC into a highly distinct and privileged body, conferring a special status to the P5 members. Unrepresentative, obsolete and not reflective of the geopolitical realities ...

Confront the P5: why the UN Security Council must change More than ever, the world needs the UNSC to be legitimate and effective. An ISS initiative is collecting input to shape recommendations for ...