Presidency of the United Nations Security Council

Presidency of United Nations Security Council
رئاسة مجلس الأمن (Arabic) 安全理事会主席 (Chinese) Présidence du Conseil de sécurité (French) Председатель Совета Безопасности (Russian) Presidencia del Consejo de Seguridad (Spanish)
Member of	United Nations Security Council
Seat	United Nations Headquarters
Appointer	United Nations Security Council
Term length	One month
Constituting instrument	Charter of the United Nations
Formation	17 January 1946
First holder	Australia
Website	www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/presidency

The presidency of the United Nations Security Council is responsible for leading the United Nations Security Council. It rotates among the 15 member-states of the council monthly. The head of the country's delegation is known as the President of the United Nations Security Council. The presidency has rotated every month since its establishment in 1946,^[1] and the president serves to coordinate actions of the council, decide policy disputes, and sometimes functions as a diplomat or intermediary between conflicting groups.