Question

Which of the following states does not have veto power in the U. N. Security Council?
1. United States of America
2. United Kingdom
3. Canada
4. France

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Canada

The correct answer is Canada.

• The UN Security Council has 15 members, five permanent members, and 10 non-permanent members elected for two-year terms.
• The five permanent members are the United States, the Russian Federation, France, China, and the United Kingdom.
  • Each permanent member of the Security Council has veto power.
• Any reform of the Security Council would require the agreement of at least two-thirds of UN member states, and that of all the permanent members of the UNSC enjoying the veto right.
• The council's presidency is a capacity that rotates every month among its 15 members.
• The headquarters of the security council at New York.

• India was elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for a two-year term with an overwhelming majority.
• The two-year term will begin on 1 January 2021, and along with India — Ireland, Mexico and Norway were also elected to the council.
• This is the eighth time India has been elected a non-permanent member of the UNSC.

• The UN (United Nations Organization) was founded in 1945 after the Second World War.
• It is currently composed of 193 Member States.
• The United Nations is headquartered in New York City.
• The main organs of the UN are
  • The General Assembly
  • The Security Council
  • The Economic and Social Council
  • The Trusteeship Council
  • The International Court of Justice
  • The UN Secretariat