Presidency of the United Nations Security Council

Presidency of United Nations Security Council
رئاسة مجلس الأمن (Arabic)
联合国安全理事会主席 (Chinese)
Présidence du Conseil de sécurité (French)
Председатель Совета Безопасности (Russian)
Presidencia del Consejo de Seguridad (Spanish)
Member ofUnited Nations Security Council
SeatUnited Nations Headquarters
AppointerUnited Nations Security Council
Term lengthOne month
Constituting instrumentCharter of the United Nations
Formation17 January 1946
First holderAustralia
Websitewww.un.org/securitycouncil/content/presidency

The presidency of the United Nations Security Council is responsible for leading the United Nations Security Council. It rotates among the fifteen member-states of the council monthly. The head of the country's delegation is known as the president of the United Nations Security Council. The presidency has rotated every month since its establishment in 1946,[1] and the president serves to coordinate actions of the council, decide policy disputes, and sometimes functions as a diplomat or intermediary between conflicting groups.

  1. ^ "Security Council Presidency | United Nations Security Council". www.un.org. Retrieved 7 March 2021.