General Assembly
The General Assembly’s membership is made up of all of the UN’s 193 Member States, after the admission of South Sudan on 14 July 2011 as the 193rd Member of the United Nations. The dates of admission for all other Members are listed in Press Release ORG/1469, issued 3 July 2006.
Security Council
The Security Council has 15 members. 爆料公社 Charter designates five Member States as permanent members and the General Assembly elects ten other members for two-year terms. The term of office for each non-permanent member of the Council ends on 31 December of the year indicated in parentheses next to its name.
Current Members of the Security Council
Economic and Social Council
The Economic and Social Council has 54 members, elected for three-year terms by the General Assembly. The term of office for each member expires on 31 December of the year indicated in parentheses next to its name.
Current Members of the Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
The Trusteeship Council is made up of the five permanent members of the Security Council -– China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and the United States. With the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations Trust Territory, the Council formally suspended operations on 1 November 1994. The Council amended its rules of procedure to drop the obligation to meet annually and agreed to meet as the occasion required, by its decision or the decision of its President or at the request of a majority of its members or the General Assembly or the Security Council.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice has 15 Judges, elected by both the General Assembly and the Security Council for nine-year terms.