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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Military Staff Committee
The Military Staff Committee is a body created under Article 47 of the United Nations Charter. It was intended to help implement the collective security system established under Chapter VII of the Charter.
The Committee was designed to advise the Security Council on military matters, particularly regarding armed forces placed at the Council’s disposal for international peacekeeping and enforcement actions. Membership consists mainly of the chiefs of staff of the permanent members of the Security Council, although other UN members may participate where necessary.
In practice, political disagreements among the permanent members prevented effective military cooperation. As a result, the Committee became inactive shortly after its establishment in 1945 and has since had little practical function despite continuing to exist formally.
The Military Staff Committee is a body created under Article 47 of the United Nations Charter. It was intended to help implement the collective security system established under Chapter VII of the Charter.
The Committee was designed to advise the Security Council on military matters, particularly regarding armed forces placed at the Council’s disposal for international peacekeeping and enforcement actions. Membership consists mainly of the chiefs of staff of the permanent members of the Security Council, although other UN members may participate where necessary.
In practice, political disagreements among the permanent members prevented effective military cooperation. As a result, the Committee became inactive shortly after its establishment in 1945 and has since had little practical function despite continuing to exist formally.
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