♤ The Security Council has a Presidency, which rotates alphabetically, changes every month.

♤ The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a threat to the peace or act of aggression. It calls upon the parties to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of settlement.

♤ In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

♤ The Security Council has three standing committees:

o Committee of Experts on Rules of Procedure

o Committee on Council Meetings away from Headquarters

o Committee on the Admission of New Members.

♤ Apart from these there are other committees and working groups.

♤ All existing committees and working groups are comprised of the fifteen members of the Council.

♤ While standing committees are chaired by the President of the Council, rotating on a monthly basis, other committees and working groups are chaired or co-chaired by designated members of the Council who are announced on an annual basis by a Note of the President of the Security Council.

♤ Counter-Terrorism Committee: Guided by Security Council resolutions 1373 (2001) and 1624 (2005), the CTC works to bolster the ability of United Nations Member States to prevent terrorist acts both within their borders and across regions.

♤ Non Proliferation Committee: It is a Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) which imposes binding obligations on all States to adopt legislation to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, and their means of delivery, and establish appropriate domestic controls over related materials to prevent their illicit trafficking.

♤ Military Staff Committee: The Military Staff Committee helps plan UN military measures and regulate armaments.

♤ Ad hoc committees are established for a limited time and to address a specific issue.

o Sanctions Committees (ad hoc): The use of mandatory sanctions is intended to apply pressure on a State or entity to comply with the objectives set by the Security Council without resorting to the use of forc e.g. Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999), 1989 (2011) and 2253 (2015) concerning ISIL (Da’esh), Al- Qaida, and associated individuals, groups, undertakings and entities oversees the sanctions measures imposed by the Security Council.