UN Security Council

The UN Security Council is a major division of the international diplomatic organization, the United Nations. It was created by the UN Charter to oversee the UN's international security operations. The Security Council is authorized to establish peacekeeping operations, enforce international sanctions, and authorize military action.United Nations: UN Security Council - Functions and Powers

On April 14, 2009, North Korea said they would no longer participate in U.N. talks and said they would restart their plutonium factory. North Korea said the six-party talks with the U.S., Russia, Japan, South Korea and China became a "platform" for forcing them to disarm.AFP: US Presses NKorea To Return to Talks (April 14, 2009)

The Security Council no direct control over an armed force, economic power, or any other means to enforce its resolutions. In effect, there are no guaranteed consequences if a country disobeys the UN Security Council. Critics have pointed to the Darfur genocide as an example of the Security Council's inability to enforce its resolutions.

The UN Security Council called an emergency session on April 5, 2009, to discuss the possible consequences for the North Korean rocket launch.People's Daily Online: UN Security Council to Hold Emergency Session on DPRK Rocket... (April 5, 2009)

On April 13, 2009, a presidential statement was released condemning the rocket launch. The statement was signed by all 15 of the council's members, demanding that no further rockets be launched. The "presidential statement" does not carry the weight of a council resolution, largely because of compromise with China, who was reluctant to increase pressure on President Kim Jong-Il.Bloomberg: UN Condemns North Korea Eight Days After Rocket Test (Update1) (April 13, 2009)

On April 14, 2009, North Korea responded to the U.N.'s condemnation by boycotting further talks with the six countries. North Korea said they would restart their nuclear weapons program and vowed to "never participate" in U.N. talks because it had "turned into a platform" for forcing North Korea to disarm unjustly.WashingtonPost.com: N. Korea Says it Will Boycott Nuclear Talks, Restart... (April 14, 2009)

1. United States
2. United Kingdom
3. Russia
4. France
5. China

1. Belgium
2. Burkina Faso
3. Costa Rica
4. Croatia
5. Indonesia
6. Italy
7. Libya
8. Panama
9. South Africa
10. Vietnam

1. UN General Assembly
2. UN Economic and Social Council
3. UN Trusteeship Council
4. UN Secretariat
5. International Court of JusticeOfficial Site: Main Bodies of the United Nations

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