Describe the composition of the U.N. Security Council. What is the: major difference in privileges given: to its permanent and non-permanent members.
Security Council is the most important and powerful organ of the United Nations. It is also regarded as the executive of the U.N. Security Council which is mainly responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security. It consists of 15 members, five of which are permanent members of the Security Council. The permanent members are – U.S.A. Britain, Republic of China, France, and Russia. Ten members are non-permanent. These non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for a period of two years. No state can be an elected member for two consecutive terms. The major difference in Privileges given to the permanent and non-permanent members:Five members (USA, Russia, England, France, China) are permanent members, while 10 other non-permanent are elected by the General Assembly for a period of two years. The five permanent members enjoy Veto Power. But non-permanent members have not these privileges.
