Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XV

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Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XV is the section of the UN Charter that establishes the structure, functions, and responsibilities of the United Nations Secretariat and the Secretary-General.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of an international treaty ⓘ
adoptedWith Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
adoptionDate 1945-06-26 ⓘ
appliesToOrganization United Nations ⓘ
articleCount 11 ⓘ
assignsRole Secretary-General as chief administrative officer of the United Nations ⓘ
assignsRoleTo Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
authorizes Secretary-General to act in all meetings of the Economic and Social Council ⓘ
Secretary-General to act in all meetings of the General Assembly ⓘ
Secretary-General to act in all meetings of the Security Council ⓘ
Secretary-General to act in all meetings of the Trusteeship Council ⓘ
Secretary-General to perform other functions entrusted by these organs ⓘ
cameIntoForceWith Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
containsArticle Article 100 ⓘ
Article 101 ⓘ
Article 97 ⓘ
Article 98 ⓘ
Article 99 ⓘ
defines appointment of the Secretary-General ⓘ
duties of the Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
functions of the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
powers of the Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
responsibilities of the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
role of the Secretariat as the chief administrative organ of the United Nations ⓘ
structure of the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
empowers Secretary-General to bring to the attention of the Security Council any matter which may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security ⓘ
endsWithArticle Article 101 ⓘ
entryIntoForceDate 1945-10-24 ⓘ
establishes United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
establishesOffice Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
governs conditions of service of the staff of the United Nations Secretariat ⓘ
regulations for staff appointment and dismissal ⓘ
hasTitle The Secretariat ⓘ
imposesObligationOn Member States of the United Nations ⓘ
Secretary-General and staff of the United Nations ⓘ
linked to: UN staff
language English ⓘ
legalSystem international law ⓘ
obligation not to seek or receive instructions from any government or external authority ⓘ
not to seek to influence the Secretariat ⓘ
to refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials ⓘ
to respect the exclusively international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General and the staff ⓘ
partOf Charter of the United Nations ⓘ
providesFor appointment of the Secretary-General by the General Assembly upon recommendation of the Security Council ⓘ
due regard to geographical distribution in staff recruitment ⓘ
independence of the Secretary-General and the staff from instructions of any government ⓘ
international character of the responsibilities of the Secretary-General and the staff ⓘ
staff recruitment based on efficiency, competence and integrity ⓘ
startsWithArticle Article 97 ⓘ
subjectMatter Secretary-General of the United Nations ⓘ
United Nations Secretariat ⓘ

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United Nations Secretariat → isDescribedBySource → Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XV ⓘ
subject linked to: Secretariat
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations → legalBasis → United Nations Charter Article 101 ⓘ
linked to: Charter of the United Nations, Chapter XV