Gapas, Daniel John L.

| BSA 2D
The Contemporary World

Activity 1. Instruction: Make a matrix differentiating the following six principal organs of United Nations using the stated parameters.

Parameters: Economic and International Court

Social Council Trusteeship of Justice Security Council General Assembly
(ECOSOC) Council (ICJ) (SC) (GA) Secretariat

Powers Central body for Assigned under The UN’s main Has a primary The main The secretariat is
coordinating the the UN Charter to judicial organ responsibility deliberative organ the main source of
economic and social supervise the under the UN of the United economic and
work of the United administration of Charter to Nations political analysis
Nations and the UN 11 maintain for the General
System Trust Territories— international Assembly and
former colonies or peace and Security Council
dependent security.
territories—which
were
placed under the
International
Trusteeship
System.

Functions Responsible for Created to To settle, in The Security It may discuss any The Secretariat is
promoting promote the accordance with Council has matter arising responsible for
higher standards of advancement of international law, primary under the UN servicing the other
living, full the inhabitants of legal disputes responsibility, Charter including organs of the
employment, those dependent submitted to it by under the United decisions on United Nations
and conditions of Territories and States and to give Nations Charter, international and administering
economic and social their progressive advisory opinions for the peace and the programmes
progress and development on legal questions maintenance of security. and policies laid
 development. towards self- referred to it by international down by them.
governance or authorized United peace and
Recommends and independence. Nations organs and security. It is for
directs activities specialized the Security
aimed at agencies. Council to
promoting economic determine when
growth of and where a UN
developing peace operation
countries, supporting should be
human rights and deployed.
fostering world
cooperation to fight
poverty and under-
development.

Composition 54 members are The Trusteeship Presided over by The Council has The General Made up of an
chosen Council is 15 judges elected 15 members, Committee is international staff
for equal comprised of the for 9-year terms, including 5 composed of the working at UN
geographical permanent each from a permanent President of the Headquarters in
representation and members of the different nation, members: General Assembly New York, as well
serve a three-year Security Council both by the General China, France, and 21 Vice- as UN offices in
term. —China, France, Assembly and the the Russian Presidents of the Geneva, Vienna,
the Russian Security Council. Federation, Assembly and the Nairobi and other
Federation, the the United Chairmen of the locations.
United Kingdom Kingdom, and the six Main The Secretariat is
and the United United Committees. headed by the
States. States. At the end Secretary-General,
of World War II, who is appointed
these five by the General
countries played Assembly on the
key roles in recommendation
the establishment of the Security
of the United Council for a 5-
Nations. The year term and is
other 10 rotating responsible for
 members are implementing
elected by the decisions taken by
General various organs of
Assembly on the the United
basis of Nations.
geographical
representation for
two-year terms.

ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations The Hague, United Nations United Nations United Nations
Conference Headquarters, Netherlands Headquarters, Headquarters, Headquarters,
Headquarters Building, United New York New York New York New York
Nations
Headquarters, New
York

Membership Voting in the Each of the Elections take The Charter and Admitting new
Procedure Council is by simple members has one place every three shall decide, by a Member States
majority; each vote, and years for one third two-thirds and the UN
member has one decisions are of the seats, and majority of the budget
vote. made by a simple retiring judges may members present are decided by a
majority. be re-elected. and voting, upon two-thirds
It takes a majority its application for majority.
of nine judges to membership.
make a decision.