UN General Assembly
- Deliberative assembly of allUN member states (each country has one vote) | | UN Secretariat
- Administrative organ of the UN | | International Court of Justice
- Universalcourt forinternational law (based inThe Hague) |
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- may resolve non-compulsory recommendations to states, or suggestions to theSecurity Council
- decides on the admission of new members, after a proposal of the Security Council
- adopts the budget
- elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council and all of the members of Economic and Social Council, after a proposal of the Security Council, theUN Secretary General, and the 15 judges of theInternational Court of Justice.
| - supports the other UN bodies administratively, such as in the organization of conferences, in the writing of reports and studies, and in the preparation of the budget plan
- chairman, the UN Secretary General, is elected by theGeneral Assembly for a five-year mandate and is the most important representative of the UN.
- besides its headquarters inNew York City, has three main offices inGeneva,Nairobi ,andVienna
| - decidesdisputes between states that recognize its jurisdiction and creates legal opinions
- has 15 judges are elected by the General Assembly for nine years. It renders judgement with relative majority
- parties must be countries, notinternational organizations or other subjects of international law (not to be confused with theInternational Criminal Court)
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UN Security Council
For international security issues | UN Economic and Social Council
For global economical and social affairs- | UN Trusteeship Council
Administered trust territories (currently inactive) |
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- responsible for the maintenance ofinternational peace and security
- the most powerful organ of the UN, may adopt compulsory resolutions
- its decisions include peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions, as well as non-military pressure mediums, such as tradeembargos
- has 15 members: five permanent members withveto power (China,Russia,France, theUnited Kingdom and theUnited States) and ten elected members
| - responsible for cooperation on economic and social fields (raising the generalstandard of living and solving economic, social and health problems, promotion ofhuman rights, culture, education, andhumanitarian aid)
- has therefore established manyfunctional and regional commissions
- also co-ordinates the cooperation with the numerous specialized agencies of the United Nations
- has 54 members, elected by theGeneral Assembly to serve staggered three-year mandates
| - was originally designed to manage colonial possessions that were earlierLeague of Nations mandates
- inactive since 1994, with the last trust territory,Namibia, attaining independence in 1990
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