G5 - Organs of the UN

Organs of the UN

The United Nations has set up six principal organs. They are

1. The General Assembly

2. The Security Council

3. The Economic and Social Council

4. The Secretariat

5. The United Nations Trustee Council

6. The International Court of Justice.

​The General Assembly is the main organ of the United Nations and includes all its members.
It provides a forum for member states and is the main representative and policy making section of the UN. It makes decisions on important peace and security issues.

The Assembly meets every year from September

to December.

​​The General Assembly

The Security Council has 15 members. It has primary responsibility under the UN charter for maintaining peace and security.

It can be convened at any time when peace is threatened. It usually first asks the parties to reach agreement by peaceful means. If fighting breaks out, the Council tries to secure a ceasefire. It may then send peacekeeping missions to troubled areas to restore peace

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The Security Council

The U.N. Has 193 Member States.

A List of all UN members states > https://www.un.org/en/about-us/member-states

​​Members

The U.N. Has Six Official Languages.

These are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

​​Languages

The United Nations has no military,However, members of the United Nations May deploy their military under a UN flag if they vote to do so in the Security Council.

​​ U.N. News

U.N. army

The U.N. Has Its Own News Site.

For news from across UN system, visit UN News .

The United Nations

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What does the security council do ?

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is the main organ of the United Nations

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The U.N. Has Its Own News Site.

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