1. General Assembly
2. UN Security Council
3. Economic and Social Council
4. UN Secretariat
5. International Court of Justice
6.UN Trusteeship Council
1. General Assembly (headquarter- New York)
- It is a main deliberative organ. It has 193 member states.
- All member states of UN are also the members of General Assembly and each member has one vote.
- Assembly meets yearly (emergency session can also called), assembly led by the president elected from among the member states.
- Decisions on important issue require 2/3 majority.
- Approve budgets.
- Admission of new members on recommendation of UN Security Council.
- Works of general Assembly carried out by its 6 committees-
- first (Disarmament and International Security)
- second (Economic and Financial)
- third (Social Humanitarian & Cultural)
- fourth (Special Political and Decolonization)
- fifth (Administrative and Budgetary)
- sixth (Legal).
2. UN Security Council
- It is responsible for international peace and security.
- It make recommendations to General Assembly for appointment of secretary general and admission of new members.
- 15 members -
- 5 permanent members (China, Japan, Russian Federation, United Kingdom & United States) have the veto power ("NO") to any of the decisions of UN Security Council and
- 10 non- permanent members elected by General Assembly for two years.
- Meeting can be convened at any time whenever international peace threatened.
- Decisions of Security Council known as UN Security Council Resolutions.
3. Economic and Social Council
- It is the principal body for global economic and social affairs.
- Responsible for cooperation between agencies and states related to economic and social matters.
- It has 54 members elected by General Assembly for three years term.
4. UN Secretariat
- It is the principal administrative body of UN.
- Headed by the Secretary General (assisted by a staff of international civil servants worldwide)
- Secretary General appointed by General Assembly on recommendation of UN Security Council.
- It organizes international conferences, operate peacemaking process, conduct surveys and researches.
- Provide studies, information, & facilities needed by UN bodies for meeting.
5. international Court of Justice
- It is the principal judicial organ of UN.
- Established in 1945.
- Located in Hague in Netherlands.
- 15 judges appointed by General Assembly for nine year term.
- It settle legal disputes between states.
- Give advisory opinion on legal issues.
6. UN Trusteeship Council (currently inactive)
- It founded to supervise administration of trust territories.
- Established in 1945 to manage colonial possessions and prepare them to attain self government and independence.
- Inactivated since 1994 till last territory attain independence.