UN System Session 6 WS22/23

The General Assembly...

• assembles generals

• can give recommendations regarding peace and security

• has the power only to decide on trivial matters

• has the power to decide on important matters like war and peace

In the GA...

• the regular sessions take place from February to May

• matters are discussed in the 7 main committees

• coffee break is from 2-2.30pm

• every state has one vote

The resolutions of the General Assembly of the UN are…

• binding under Chapter VII of the UN Charter

• reflecting decisions of the UNSC veto powers

• generally non-binding

• always helpful for children and animals

According to Art. 23 (1) of the UN Charter…

• 10 non-permanent members of the SC are elected by the GA

• equitable financial distribution must be taken into account

• 15 non-permanent members of the SC are elected by the GA

• equitable geographical distribution does not matter

One of the five regional groups in the Security Council is…

• the Asian Pacifist Group

• the Latin American and Caribbean Group

• the Spencer Davis Group

• the Global North Group

The election of non-permanent SC members according to Art. 18 (2) UNC requires…

• at least 129 affirmative votes

• the permanent SC members to abstain

• a two-thirds majority of the members present and voting

• a simple majority

It is one of the functions of the Security Council to…

• determine threats to the peace

• decide on the budget of the UN

• achieve deadlock in important matters

• refer enforcement measures to the GA

Enforcement measures according to Chapter VII of the Charter comprise...

• negotiation, enquiry and mediation

• conciliation, arbitration and judicial settlement

• community service and life imprisonment

• provisional measures, sanctions and armed force

Subsidiary organs of the Security Council are inter alia…

• peacekeeping operations and political missions

• the International Criminal Tribunal for Russia

• the Disarmament Commission

• the Human Rights Council

The following states are currently members of the Security Council:

• Dominican Republic and Italy

• Germany and the DRC

• Albania and Brazil

• Poland and Wakanda