![The Saudi Foreign Ministry, headed by Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, announced its rejection of its UNSC seat Friday in protest of "[how] the method and work mechanism and the double standards in the Security Council prevent it from properly shouldering its responsibilities towards world peace" (Andrew Burton/Reuters)](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/saudalfaisal_saudi-arabia-un.si.jpg?itok=e1zuyROh "The Saudi Foreign Ministry, headed by Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, announced its rejection of its UNSC seat Friday in protest of \"[how] the method and work mechanism and the double standards in the Security Council prevent it from properly shouldering its responsibilities towards world peace\" (Andrew Burton/Reuters)")
UN ambassadors from the Arab world are urging Saudi Arabia to reconsider its decision to forgo its non-permanent member seat of the UN Security Council, but their calls are being challenged by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Qatar who backing the kingdom's decision.
