United Nations System

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]