The six main parts of the United Nations are the General Assembly, Security Council, The Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship Council, International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. The General Assembly is formed by all of the member nations, and each nation has a group of five people who make a decision which counts as one vote. This group votes on all major decisions. For instance, they vote for the president of the UN, the Secretary General and the members of the ECOSOC. Decisions on security and peace or allowing new members into the UN requires a two-thirds majority vote. Any other issues require a majority vote as well, but it doesn’t have to be two-thirds. Another part of the UN is The Security Council which has a job to look into conflicts between nations. There are fifteen members of this council in total, and the five permanent members are Britain, France, Russia, U.S., and The People’s Republic of China. If there are any problems that threaten peace then they would first issue a non-military consequence. They usually first try to mediate the issue and come up with a plan to satisfy both countries. If the issue was more violent, The Security Council would call for a cease fire. If this is not effective, then the council will use military enforcement to ensure peace between …show more content…
There are 15 judges that are nominated by national judges, and then elected by the Security Council and the General Assembly. These judges have nine-year terms and they have jurisdiction over conflicts between nations and treaties. To settle these conflicts, they use the international law to determine whether some actions are lawful and what the consequences should be. Also, the Secretariat has an important job which is to keep a record of everything that is discussed in UN meetings. The members of this group keep annual reports that summarize the discussions that took place in that year. The members of The Secretariat also communicate ideas from the sections of the UN. The leader of the group is The Secretary General, who has a five year term and is elected by the General