A rival Russian-drafted resolution to extend the UN peacekeeping mission in Western Sahara failed

Efforts by international actors to prevent armed conflict from starting, contain it once underway, and support post-conflict stabilization. Encompasses military deployments, ceasefire monitoring, civilian protection, and political mediation — a central function of multilateral security architecture.

Peacekeeping missions, Security Council votes, sanctions, humanitarian appeals and reform debates centred on the intergovernmental body founded in 1945, from the General Assembly to its specialized agencies. Follows how its 193 member states respond to wars and crises, and where its authority is contested.