Question 11
MediumOriginal questionWhich of the following is NOT one of the six principal organs of the United Nations?
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The six principal organs are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice and the Secretariat.
All six were established by the Charter itself in 1945.
The World Health Organization is a specialised agency: a separate organisation with its own membership and constitution that works with the United Nations rather than forming part of it.
Worth noting
The distinction is the whole question. Agencies such as WHO, UNESCO and the ILO have their own founding treaties and their own budgets; the principal organs do not exist apart from the Charter.
- Concept
- Principal organs against specialised agencies
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