UN General Assembly
— Deliberative assembly of all UN member states —
- May resolve non-compulsory recommendations to states or suggestions to the Security Council (UNSC);
- Decides on the admission of new members, following proposal by the UNSC;
- Adopts the budget;
Elects the non-permanent members of the UNSC; all members of ECOSOC; the UN Secretary General (following their proposal by the UNSC); and the fifteen judges of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Each country has one vote.
UN Security Council
— For international security issues —
- Responsible for the maintenance of international peaceand security;
- May adopt compulsory resolutions;
Has fifteen members: five permanent members with veto power and ten elected members.