Mr. Aldunate
UNITED NATIONS
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
• allows each member country 1 vote
• discusses world problems
• makes recommendations to other UN bodies
• approves budget
• decides membership application
SECRETARIAT
• is headed by the Secretary General
• provides research, reports, and bureaucratic support
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
• has 54 members (elected by the General Assembly for 3 year terms)
• membership allotted by region
• works through many agencies to study and solve a variety of problems
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
• has 15 judges who represent the major legal systems of the world
• rules on disputes between states that consent to bring their disputes
before it
SECURITY COUNCIL
• most powerful body in the UN responsible for maintaining international
peace
• has five permanent members (USA, France, UK, China, Russia) who
have veto power and 10 non-permanent members
• investigates disputes and can recommend U.N. action against aggressors
(resolutions)
• 9 votes required to pass a resolution. If even one permanent member
casts a veto, resolution fails
TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL
• permanent members of the Security Council
• supervises governing of non independent states in its care