Structure of the United Nations System - Main organs of the un
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The General Assembly,
composed of representatives of all member states, is the UN's
central deliberative body, empowered to discuss and make
recommendations on any subject falling within the scope of the charter
itself. It also approves the UN's budget and
determines—alone or with the Security Council—part of
the composition of the other main organs, including the Security
Council.
The Security Council,
a 15-member body, has primary responsibility for maintaining
international peace and security. In times of crisis, it is empowered
to act on behalf of all member states and to decide on a course of
collective action that is mandatory for the entire membership. The
charter names five states as permanent members of the Security
Council: China, France, the United Kingdom, Russian Federation, and
the United States (those that were chiefly responsible for the defeat
of the Axis powers in 1945). The remaining Security Council members
are elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
is assigned the task of organizing the UN's work on economic
and social matters and the promotion of human rights. It consists of
54 members elected for overlapping three-year terms by the General
Assembly.
The Trusteeship Council
operated the UN trusteeship system established under the charter. It
was originally composed of member nations administering trust
territories, the permanent members of the Security Council, and a
sufficient number of other members, elected by the General Assembly
for three-year terms, to ensure an equal division of administering and
nonadministering powers. After 1975, it was composed of the five
permanent members of the Security Council—the United States,
the sole remaining administering power, and the four permanent
nonadministering powers. The last trust territory, the Pacific island
of Palau, voted for affiliation with the United States in late 1993.
The Trusteeship Council voted in 1994 to suspend operation, convening
only at the request of its President, a majority of its member states,
the General Assembly, or the Security Council.
The International Court of Justice
is the principal judicial organ of the UN. It consists of 15 judges
elected to nine-year terms by the General Assembly and the Security
Council voting independently. It may not include more than one judge
of any nationality. The Members of the Court do not represent their
governments but are independent magistrates.
The Secretariat
is the administrative arm of the organization. It is headed by a
Secretary-General appointed by the General Assembly upon the
recommendation of the Security Council for a five-year, renewable
term.
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