ITU Council

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ITU organ governing body international organization body

The ITU Council is the governing body of the International Telecommunication Union that oversees its activities, sets policies, and manages its budget between plenipotentiary conferences.

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Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ITU organ ⓘ governing body ⓘ international organization body ⓘ
appliesTo	all three ITU sectors ⓘ
composedOf	Member States of the International Telecommunication Union elected to the Council ⓘ
electedBy	ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ⓘ
elects	Chairman of the ITU Council ⓘ Vice-Chairman of the ITU Council ⓘ
ensuresComplianceWith	International Telecommunication Regulations framework ⓘ surface form: Administrative Regulations of the ITU ITU Constitution ⓘ ITU Convention ⓘ
follows	decisions of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ⓘ
governs	International Telecommunication Union ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Convention of the International Telecommunication Union ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the International Telecommunication Union Convention of the International Telecommunication Union ⓘ
hasMandateFrom	ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ⓘ
hasRole	acts between plenipotentiary conferences ⓘ adopts staff regulations and financial regulations of the ITU ⓘ approves biennial budget of the ITU ⓘ coordinates cooperation among ITU sectors ⓘ ensures smooth functioning of the ITU ⓘ ensures that ITU activities respond to changing telecommunication environment ⓘ implements decisions of the ITU Conference of Plenipotentiaries ⓘ implements decisions of the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference ⓘ manages budget of the International Telecommunication Union ⓘ oversees activities of the International Telecommunication Union ⓘ prepares agenda and draft structure for ITU Plenipotentiary Conferences ⓘ prepares draft strategic and financial plans of the ITU ⓘ sets policies of the International Telecommunication Union ⓘ supervises administrative and financial operations of the ITU ⓘ takes decisions on policy issues between plenipotentiary conferences ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Geneva ⓘ surface form: Geneva, Switzerland
language	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
meetingFrequency	annually ⓘ
meetsIn	extraordinary sessions ⓘ regular sessions ⓘ
oversees	ITU Radiocommunication Sector ⓘ ITU Telecommunication Development Sector ⓘ ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector ⓘ
parentOrganization	United Nations system ⓘ surface form: United Nations system via the International Telecommunication Union
partOf	International Telecommunication Union ⓘ
responsibleFor	overall management of the International Telecommunication Union between plenipotentiary conferences ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ITU Member States → elect → ITU Council ⓘ

ITU Member States → participateIn → ITU Council ⓘ

ITU General Secretariat → reportsTo → ITU Council ⓘ

ITU Secretary-General → reportsTo → ITU Council ⓘ

ITU General Secretariat → supportsBody → ITU Council ⓘ

Strategic Planning and Membership Department → supportsBody → ITU Council ⓘ