Historically, the UNGA has utilised the “Uniting for Peace” resolution to tackle pressing global challenges, such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which remains a key topic in UNGA conversations since Monday. Security Council scenariosOf course, under Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, the Security Council has the power to deploy an armed force and to impose that force even against a country’s will. Uniting for Peace in the UNGAThus, meaningful UN Security Council action is effectively impossible in a body dominated by the U.S. veto. The UN General Assembly (UNGA), that will meet in September, is empowered under the Uniting for Peace resolution, to act when the Security Council is unable to act owing to the veto. A UNGA resolution adopted under Uniting for Peace could:1.