Presidency of United Nations Security Council | |||||||||||
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Member of | United Nations Security Council | ||||||||||
Seat | United Nations Headquarters | ||||||||||
Appointer | United Nations Security Council | ||||||||||
Term length | One month | ||||||||||
Constituting instrument | Charter of the United Nations | ||||||||||
Formation | 17 January 1946 | ||||||||||
First holder | Australia | ||||||||||
Website | www.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.