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Understanding the Major Organs of the United Nations: Roles and Functions

The United Nations (UN) comprises several key organs, including the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. Each organ serves a distinct purpose: the General Assembly facilitates cooperation among 193 member states, maintaining peace and security is the Security Council's focus, and the International Court of Justice resolves disputes between countries. The Economic and Social Council coordinates UN's economic efforts, while the Secretariat carries out the organization’s daily operations, including peacekeeping and human rights initiatives. Learn more through our informative video.

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Understanding the Major Organs of the United Nations: Roles and Functions

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  1. Major UN Organs 2013-2014 Cindy La Rosa

  2. BASIC UN • Un Members are independent countries • The United Nations is NOT a world government and it does NOT make laws. • Provides for the means to help resolve international conflict and make policies on issues that affect all of us. • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTKdsbwv8pI

  3. Five Main Organs • General Assembly- 193 Member States • Security Council- 5 permanent and 15 non-permanent • Economic and Social Council- 54 Member States • International Court of Justice- 15 Judges • Trusteeship Council • Secretariat

  4. General Assembly • Think of it as a Parliament of nations that meet to consider the world’s important problems • Each member has one vote • Important matters such as international peace and security, admitting new members, UN budget are decided by 2/3 majority. • The Assembly holds its annual regular session from September to December

  5. Security Council • Main job is maintain international peace and security • Permanent members: China, France, Russia, UK, US • Non Perm members: two-year terms • Decisions require 9 yes votes • Procedural questions- a permanent member can veto • The council can enforce decisions using sanctions and authorize “all necessary means” – collective military action

  6. Economic and Social Council • Coordinates the economic and social work of the United Nations and UN family • Voting in the Council is by simple majority; each member has one vote. • 54 members with three year terms

  7. The International Cour of Justice • World Court, judicial organ of UN • Hague, Netherlands • 15 judges selected by General Assembly and Security Council • Decides disputes between countries • Participation is voluntary but the countries must comply with the Court’s decision

  8. The Secretariat • Carries out the day-to-day work of the Organization.  • It services the other principal organs and carries out tasks as varied as the issues dealt with by the UN: administering peacekeeping operations, surveying economic and social trends, preparing studies on human rights, among others.

  9. Trusteeship Council • Assigned to it the task of supervising the administration of Trust Territories placed under the Trusteeship System. • Five permanent members of the Security Council --China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United States. • All Trust Territories have attained self-government or independence, either as separate States or by joining neighbouring independent countries.

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