# Presidential Statement

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A '''Presidential Statement''' is often created when the [United Nations Security Council](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council) cannot reach consensus or are prevented from passing a [resolution](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council_resolution) by a permanent member's [veto](/source/United_Nations_Security_Council_veto_power), or threat thereof. Such statements are similar in content, format, and tone to resolutions, but are not legally binding.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matam Farrall|first=Jeremy|title=United Nations sanctions and the rule of law|year=2007|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-87802-9|page=21|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4vCVDYufeMsC&pg=PA21}}</ref>

The adoption of a Presidential Statement requires consensus, although Security Council members may abstain.  The Statement is signed by the sitting [Security Council president](/source/President_of_the_United_Nations_Security_Council).

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/presidential-statements Presidential Statements of the Security Council]

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Category:United Nations Security Council

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