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Contents
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 6
FOREWORD 7
WHAT THIS BOOK DOES 8
THE UNITED NATIONS SYSTEM-PRINCIPAL ORGANS 9
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 13
CHARTER PROVISIONS 13
MEMBERSHIP 13
SESSIONS AND OFFICERS 18
Rules Governing Sessions 18
Sessions and Presidents of the General Assembly since 1946 19
71st Regular Session: President and Vice-Presidents 23
70th Regular Session: President and Vice-Presidents 23
STRUCTURE 23
Main Committees 24
Procedural Committees 26
Standing Committees 27
SUBSIDIARY AND AD HOC BODIES 29
Inter-Governmental Bodies 29
Other Inter-Governmental Bodies 50
Advisory Bodies 74
Expert Bodies 77
SECURITY COUNCIL 91
CHARTER PROVISIONS 91
MEMBERSHIP 91
Standing Committees 95
Working Groups 95
Ad Hoc Working Groups 95
Military Staff Committee 97
Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) 97
SC Res. 1540 Committee-Non-Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction 98
Sanctions Committees 100
Peacekeeping Operations 112
Political Missions 122
International Tribunals 132
Other Organisations 135
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL 139
CHARTER PROVISIONS 139
MEMBERSHIP 139
SESSIONS AND OFFICERS 144
SUBSIDIARY BODIES OF ECOSOC 145
Functional Commissions 145
Regional Commissions 173
Standing Committees 181
Expert Bodies 185
Other Subsidiary Bodies 196
TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL 203
INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) 205
SECRETARIAT 209
CHARTER PROVISIONS 209
STRUCTURE AND OFFICERS 209
SECRETARIAT DEPARTMENT AND OFFICES 219
OTHER BODIES SUBSIDIARY OR RELATED TO THE UN 241
FUNDS, PROGRAMMES AND BODIES OF THE UN 241
Recognised Funds and Programmes of the UN 241
Other UN Entities 273
Research and Training Institutes 279
TREATY AND RELATED BODIES 283
Human Rights Treaty Bodies 283
Law of the Sea Treaty Bodies 297
Environmental Bodies 303
SPECIALISED AGENCIES AND OTHER RELATED BODIES 318
Specialised Agencies 318
World Bank Group 365
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 370
Other Related Bodies 372
REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS 393
BUDGET AND SCALES OF ASSESSMENT 403
UN BUDGET 403
SCALES OF ASSESSMENT 405
AD HOC SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGETS 408
ACRONYMS 413
INDEX 423