Vetoes per year by five permanent member
The General Assembly examined the rising use of veto power in the Security Council during a debate in April 2024.
It was held two years after the Assembly adopted a landmark resolution that called for the body to meet within 10 working days if one of the Council’s five permanent members casts a veto.
China, France, the USSR (succeeded by Russia), the United Kingdom and the United States were accorded this right because of their key roles in establishing the UN nearly 80 years ago. Since then, vetoes have been used 326 times.
The resolution was triggered by Russia’s use of the veto in February 2022, following its invasion of Ukraine, blocking the Council’s demand to stop the attack and withdraw all troops.
Look back at the discussion here.