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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution forcing permanent members of the Security Council to appear before the assembly and explain why they are exercising their veto rights.

Individual member states did not have to vote on the resolution because it was accepted by consensus.

The five permanent Security Council members — China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States — each have the authority to veto any resolution if they so choose. Historically, they have not been compelled to justify any veto they have exercised.

However, if any permanent member of the Security Council vetoes a Security Council resolution, the newly enacted resolution, which was submitted by Liechtenstein with the support of the United States, automatically convenes the General Assembly.

The idea of tying veto power to responsibility isn’t new, but it’s gaining popularity in the wake of Russia’s prolonged conflict with Ukraine.

Russia recently blocked a Security Council resolution demanding that Moscow cease its assault and remove all forces immediately. Eleven of the chamber’s fifteen members backed the February draft text.

The most frequent user of the veto has been Russia. The Soviet Union exercised its first veto in 1946, and Russia has now rejected 120 resolutions. With the Syrian conflict in 2011, the Kremlin’s vetoes reached an all-time high. China has also blocked Syria-related resolutions, such as those on chemical weapons use and cross-border humanitarian delivery.

Russia is followed by the United States, which has vetoed 82 resolutions so far, the majority of which are related to Israel.

Since 1989, the United Kingdom and France have not utilized their veto authority.

Russia was a staunch opponent of the resolution, saying in the General Assembly Hall that the veto should not be scrutinized, but rather “certain members of the Security Council’s unwillingness to listen to and consider the opinion of others.”

“Of course, the veto is a last resort tactic that is utilized when all other options have been exhausted,” said deputy UN envoy Gennady Kuzmin.

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