GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

WORLD ORGANISATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organ of United Nations has ceased to be operational?
A
Trusteeship Council
B
Secretariat
C
International Court of Justice
D
Economic and Social Council
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Status. The Trusteeship Council suspended its operations on 1 November 1994, a month after the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Trusteeship Council has completed its mission, but continues to exist on paper, under the UN Charter, chapter XII. Its future role remains, however, uncertain. When the UN was founded there were parts of the world without a functioning government.

Detailed explanation-3: -By 1994, all Trust Territories had attained self-government or independence, either as separate States or by joining neighbouring independent countries. The last to do so was the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands-Palau-which was administered by the United States and became the 185th UN Member State.

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