Trusteeship Council
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The Trusteeship Council is one of the principal organs of the United Nations, originally established to supervise the administration of trust territories and guide them toward self-government or independence.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United Nations Trusteeship Council | 6 |
| UN Trusteeship Council | 1 |
| United Nations trusteeship system | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Nations body
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principal organ of the United Nations ⓘ |
| abbreviation | UNTC ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Trusteeship Council
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surface form:
UN Trusteeship Council
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| composedOf | permanent members of the United Nations Security Council ⓘ |
| createdIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| governedBy | rules of procedure of the Trusteeship Council ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasPresident | President of the Trusteeship Council ⓘ |
| hasRole |
accepting petitions from inhabitants of trust territories
ⓘ
monitoring administration of trust territories ⓘ promotion of independence of trust territories ⓘ promotion of self-government ⓘ providing for periodic visits to trust territories ⓘ receiving and examining reports from administering authorities ⓘ supervision of trust territories ⓘ |
| hasType | intergovernmental organization organ ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.un.org/securitycouncil/content/trusteeship-council ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-World War II decolonization ⓘ |
| lastTrustTerritory | Palau ⓘ |
| lastTrustTerritoryIndependenceYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Charter of the United Nations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| meetsAt | United Nations Headquarters ⓘ |
| meetsBy | special decision or agreement of its members ⓘ |
| member |
China
ⓘ
France ⓘ Russia ⓘ
surface form:
Russian Federation
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| originallyIncluded |
administering states of trust territories
ⓘ
elected non-administering member states ⓘ |
| partOf | United Nations ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
to ensure that trust territories were administered in the best interests of their inhabitants and of international peace and security
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to promote the advancement of the inhabitants of trust territories ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United Nations General Assembly committees
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surface form:
United Nations General Assembly Fourth Committee
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| reportsTo | United Nations General Assembly ⓘ |
| status | inactive ⓘ |
| suspendedOperations | 1 November 1994 ⓘ |
| symbol |
Flag of the United Nations
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surface form:
Emblem of the United Nations
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Trust Territory of New Guinea under Australian administration
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