The General Assembly:
- Consists of all member states with 1 vote each
- GA decisions merely recommendatory and not enforceable international law
- Has a large number of developing states
The Security Council:
- Consists of 15 members – five permanent and 10 non-permanent members elected by the GA for a term of two years
- Primary responsibility: the maintenance of international peace and security
The Economic and Social Council
-Consists of 54 members elected by the GA
Promotes:
-Higher standards of living, full employment and conditions of economic and social progress & development
-Solutions of international economic, social, health and related problems and international cultural and educational cooperation
-Universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all without distinctions as to race, sex, language, religion.
The Secretariat
- It provides studies, information, and facilities needed by United Nations bodies for their meetings.
- It also carries out tasks as directed by the UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly, the UN Economic and Social Council, and other U.N. bodies
The Trusteeship Council
- Established to provide international supervision
- Authorized to examine and discuss reports from the Administering Authority on the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the peoples of Trust Territories and, in consultation with the Administering Authority, to examine petitions from and undertake periodic and other special missions to Trust Territories.
The International Court of Justice
- Able to issue binding decisions in cases where countries have consented to its jurisdiction
- Based in the Hague, Netherlands
- Also known as the world court
- The main judicial organ of the UN
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