(1) General Assembly : 

The organization of countries to discuss and solve international issues. The General Assembly of United Nations (U.N.) can also be called the ‘World Parliament’. Representatives of all member nations attend it. The General Assembly is the biggest organ of the U.N. Every member nation can send at least five representatives to the General Assembly. But every member nation has a right to cast only one vote. The meeting of the General Assembly is held regularly once a year in the month of September. The General Assembly elects its president and vice president every year.

Mrs Vijayalaxmi Pandit of India was elected as the President of the General Assembly of United Nations in 1953-54. The assembly presented the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on 10th December, 1948. The General Assembly can discuss and suggest solutions or give advice on any world issue within the limits prescribed in the Charter of the U.N. The General Assembly immediately draws the attention of Security Council of U.N.O. to any situation which can put the peace and security of the world in danger. The authority to grant membership to a nation lies with the General Assembly.

(2) Security Council:

Security Council is the most important organ of U.N. It works to safeguard international peace and security. The Security Council enjoys tremendous powers to manage peace and security in the world. Its aim is, as far as possible, to solve disputes between nations diplomatically. It is the executive council of United Nations. It is made up of 15 members. U.S.A., Russia, United Kingdom (Britain), France and China are its 5 permanent members. The other 10 members are elected by the General Assembly.

The head of the Security Council is known as the ‘Secretary General’. He is appointed by the General Assembly at the recommendation of the Security Council. He works as the Chief Administrative Officer of the U.N. ‘Veto Power’ or ‘Right to Deny’ is a negative vote cast against a proposal made in the Security Council. All five permanent members, who have the ‘Veto Power’, must agree over any decision. If not, they can cast ‘a negative vote,’ and the decision or resolution cannot be passed.

(3) Need for disarmament:

If all the countries of the world co-operate with the U.N. world peace can be truly achieved. For world peace it is necessary that all nations agree to the policy of disarmament i.e. they agree to stop the manufacture of deadly weapons of mass destruction. Crores of rupees which are spent on the manufacture of these lethal weapons can be saved and thereby used for the welfare of mankind. Man should realise that the Earth is the only home we have; no other planet has life. So human beings must aim at achieving world peace and universal brotherhood by adopting the policy of disarmament.