What is Veto Power

the permanent member states at the UNSC, and also have a special voting power known as the 'right to veto'

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Veto power means that if any one of the permanent members of the UN Security Council states casts a negative vote in a pending UNSC decision, the resolution cannot be approved.

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The veto power is possibly the most significant difference between a permanent member and a non-permanent member.

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According to Article 27 (3) of the UN Charter, Council will take all decisions with "the concurring votes of the permanent members".

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As of Now, Russia has used its veto 118 times, the US 82 times, the UK 29 times, France 16 times, and China 17 times

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The USSR first used the veto power for India in 1957 over the Kashmir issue.

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USSR used its 100th veto in 1962, and this time again, in favour of India.

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The US had cast its first veto in 1970

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The UK used the veto power for the first time in 1956, during the Suez Crisis

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France used the veto for the first time in 1956

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China has used the veto 18 times. One was used by the Republic of China (ROC)

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17 have been cast by the People's Republic of China after it succeeded ROC as a permanent member in 1971.

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What is Veto Power