Security Council
noun
: a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security
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Rubin was most recently director for Indo-Pacific affairs at the National Security Council.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
As the unrest escalates, the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to host an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In addition to the numbers Salvador shared with the Security Council, UNICEF has said that at least 94,000 children are living in makeshift displacement sites where families lack access to food, water and health services, all of which increases their vulnerability to disease and malnutrition.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
That’s not all; Trump has also begun a reorganization of the federal workforce, dismissed about 160 officials on the National Security Council and, yes, changed the decor inside the Oval Office.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
As the unrest escalates, the United Nations Security Council is scheduled to host an emergency meeting on Tuesday.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
In addition to the numbers Salvador shared with the Security Council, UNICEF has said that at least 94,000 children are living in makeshift displacement sites where families lack access to food, water and health services, all of which increases their vulnerability to disease and malnutrition.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2025
That’s not all; Trump has also begun a reorganization of the federal workforce, dismissed about 160 officials on the National Security Council and, yes, changed the decor inside the Oval Office.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Security Council.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Security%20Council. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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