UNO (United Nation Organization) Structure

United Nations Organization (UNO) Structure

United Nation Organization

UN (United Nations) or the UNO (United Nations Organization) world level organization formed in 1945. After 2nd world war it came into existence by the efforts of American President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill. Total no of countries having its representation at present is 193 countries

UN Head Quarters	New York City
United Nations Secretary General	Ban Ki- Moon (South Korea)
Official Languages	Six (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish)

Main Organs of UNO are Six defined as follows

1. General Assembly
2. Security Council
3. Economic and Social Council
4. Trusteeship Council
5. International Court of Justice
6. Secretariat

General Assembly

All countries are represented in this general assembly and it the main place for discussions and policy making in the UN

Security Council

• Members – 15 members (5 Permanent, 10 Non permanent)

• 5 Permanent Members - China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and USA

• Security Council Mainly responsible for the maintenance of International Peace and Security, it settles disputes and recommends methods for settlements between countries

• In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing sanctions or even authorize the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security

Economic and Social Council

• Major Organ of the body for Coordination, Policy review, Dialogue and it also gives recommendations on Economics, Social and Environment Issues.

• It also works for implementation of internationally agreed development goals.

• It has 54 members who are elected for term period of three years.

Trusteeship Council

• Established in – 1945 (UN Charter)

• Main function is to supervision and take over the any important obligations and works as per the directions of its President, or at the request of a majority of its members or the General Assembly or the Security Council.

International Court of Justice

• International court of Justice located in The Hague (Netherlands) is the primary judiciary organ of the UN established by UN charter

• It began to work in 1946 as the successor to the permanent court of International Justice

• The Court’s role is to settle disputes between members on the issues concerned within the limits of UN policy frame work, in accordance with international law, legal disputes submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

Secretariat

• Contains - Secretary General and other International UN staff members who carry out the day to day operations of UN as mandated by the General Assembly

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