Question

The organ of the UN which is referred to as the Parliament is the _________.

Answer 1

Hint: The United Nations is an organization of sovereign States, which join the UN voluntarily to work towards bringing world peace. It was established on 24 October 1945. The Parliament of the UN is the only UN body with universal representation.

Complete answer:
- The General Assembly is the body of the UN which is known as the Parliament.
- It is the principal deliberative, bureaucratic and representative organ of the United Nations. It is the only UN body with universal representation, as all the 193 Member States of the UN are represented in the General Assembly. In September, every year, a meet is organised in the General Assembly Hall in New York for the annual General Assembly session, and general debate, which is attended by the heads of state.
- A two-thirds majority of the General Assembly is required to take decisions on important topics, such as those on international peace and security, admitting new Member States and the UN budget, while decisions on other matters are taken by simple majority.
- In recent years, a special effort has been made to take decisions by means of consensus, rather than a formal vote. Resolutions of the General Assembly are only recommendations to the Member States, but as they represent the majority of the World’s view, they possess heavy moral impact and often lead countries to be a part of the international agreements referred to as treaties, conventions, and protocols, etc., and, ultimately, have a positive influence in the world.

Note: The principal organs of the United Nations are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat. All were instituted under the UN Charter when the Organization was established in 1945.