The UN Charter was signed on June 26, 1945, in San Francisco at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on International Organization.
The General Assembly appoints the Secretary-General of the United Nations on the recommendation of the Security Council.
The International Court of Justice, the principal judicial organ of the UN, is located at the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands.
UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) was founded to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration in education, sciences, and culture.
The Security Council consists of five permanent members and ten non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.
The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) is the principal body for coordination, policy review, and recommendations on economic, social, and environmental issues.
The WTO is an independent international organization that maintains a cooperation agreement with the UN, but it is not technically a specialized agency of the UN system.
The Trusteeship Council suspended its operations on November 1, 1994, after the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations Trust Territory.
The Secretariat is the administrative organ of the UN and is headed by the Secretary-General.
Chapter VI of the UN Charter (Articles 33-38) outlines the procedures for the Pacific Settlement of Disputes between nations.
The General Assembly is the main deliberative organ where all 193 member states are represented.
The ICJ consists of 15 judges elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council for nine-year terms.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is the specialized agency responsible for international public health, headquartered in Geneva.
The P5 members (China, France, Russia, UK, and USA) possess veto power in the Security Council.
The ILO is the UN agency that sets international labor standards and promotes social justice.
The Secretariat carries out the substantive and administrative work of the UN as directed by the General Assembly, the Security Council, and other organs.
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition.
Chapter VII outlines the Security Council's powers to maintain peace, including sanctions and military intervention.
ICAO is a UN specialized agency based in Montreal, Canada, responsible for standardizing international air navigation.
UNHCR is the UN refugee agency that protects people forced to flee their homes due to conflict and persecution.
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