United Nations System

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The United Nations System is based on five active principal organs (formerly six, the UN Trusteeship Council suspended operations in 1994):

  1. UN General Assembly
  2. UN Security Council
  3. UN Economic and Social Council
  4. UN Secretariat
  5. International Court of Justice

See also:

  • United Nations
  • United Nations Charter
  • United Nations General Assembly

[Last updated in July of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]