Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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In a statement provided to Fox News Digital, National Security Council spokesperson Brian Hughes emphasized that the Egyptian proposal for Gaza’s reconstruction does not reflect the grim realities on the ground.
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the United Nations Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Haiti in hopes of stemming the flow of weapons and ammunition to gangs.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Slotkin worked on President George W. Bush's National Security Council, as well as in the State Department during Barack Obama's presidency.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
In an October 2024 briefing to the UN Security Council, the secretary-general’s Western Sahara envoy, Staffan de Mistura, issued an unexpected recommendation to resolve the 50-year conflict: partition.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 6 Mar. 2025
In 2022, the United Nations Security Council imposed an arms embargo on Haiti in hopes of stemming the flow of weapons and ammunition to gangs.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Slotkin worked on President George W. Bush's National Security Council, as well as in the State Department during Barack Obama's presidency.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2025
In an October 2024 briefing to the UN Security Council, the secretary-general’s Western Sahara envoy, Staffan de Mistura, issued an unexpected recommendation to resolve the 50-year conflict: partition.
—Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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