# UN55-56 - 1957 Security Council
This stamp was issued in 1957 to commemorate the United Nations Security Council. Primarily responsible for keeping international peace, the Council has fifteen members. Five are permanent - France, Great Britain, China, the Soviet Union and the United States. The other 10 members are elected to two-year terms by the General Assembly. The Security Council has the power to decide what action the U.N. should take to settle international disputes.
This stamp was issued in 1957 to commemorate the United Nations Security Council. Primarily responsible for keeping international peace, the Council has fifteen members. Five are permanent - France, Great Britain, China, the Soviet Union and the United States. The other 10 members are elected to two-year terms by the General Assembly. The Security Council has the power to decide what action the U.N. should take to settle international disputes.