Structure of the United nations Organisations-II

Sturcture of United Nations Organisations-II
1. Trusteeship Council:
The Trusteeship Council prepares people for self-governmentor independence. Membership consists of permanent members of the Security Council plus those nations who administer trust territories, and the needed additional members to maintain an equal balance between administering and non-administering nations. the latter are elected by the General Assembly. The Trusteeship Council supervies the administration of various territories governed by nations designated by the UN as trustees.

2. International Court of Justice:
The International Court of Justice, established by the UN Charter, settles international legal problems. All members of United nations come under the rules of this court although they are not required to bring cases before it. The court is made up of 15 judges, chosen without regard to nationality, who are elected by the general Assembly and the Security Council. No two judges may represent the same country, but judges can, when their nine-year tereem exoires, be re-elected. The Court has its seat at the The Hague.

3. Scretariat:
The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General. He is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council, for a term of five years and is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations. he also has the political responsibility to cary out the aims of the Charter. the Secretary-General may bring any matter before the Security Council which he considers a threat to international peace. he conducts as Secretary-General, or authorises a deputy to do so, all meetings of the General Assembly and other major UN organs. He must also carry out all fucntions entrusted to him by these organs, and submit an annual report to the general Assembly on the work of the U.N.

The Secretary-General is assisted by 12 Underr-Secretaries General and over 12 Assistant Secretaries General. The first Secretary-General was Trygve Lie (Norway) 1946-53. The Present Secretary-General is Mr. Ban Ki Moon, South Korea.