"The United Nations Charter established six main organs of the United Nations, including the Security Council. It gives primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security to the Security Council, which may meet whenever peace is threatened.

According to the Charter, the United Nations has four purposes:

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• to maintain international peace and security;

• to develop friendly relations among nations;

• to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights;

• and to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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All members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council. While other organs of the United Nations make recommendations to member states, only the Security Council has the power to make decisions that member states are then obligated to implement under the Charter."

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- cf.: Website of the UNSC, https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/what-security-council