Amendment of the U. N. O. charter is the duty of the ........

1. Analyze the question The question asks which organ of the United Nations is responsible for amending the UN Charter.

2. Explain the concept Under Articles 108 and 109 of the UN Charter:

• Article 108: Amendments take effect when they are adopted by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the General Assembly and ratified by two-thirds of UN members, including all five permanent members of the Security Council.
• Article 109: Provides for a General Conference to review the Charter.

So the General Assembly is the organ that proposes and adopts amendments. The Security Council's permanent members only come in at the ratification stage, where each holds a veto because their ratification is required.

3. Solution, step by step

• A. Security Council: Its main duty is maintaining international peace and security. It does not adopt amendments. Its permanent members only ratify them.
• B. Secretariat: This is the administrative organ headed by the Secretary-General. It has no power to amend the Charter.
• C. General Assembly: This is the main deliberative organ in which all members are represented. It adopts amendments by a two-thirds vote. ✔
• D. Trusteeship Council: It supervised trust territories and has no role in amendments.

4. Answer

5. Exam tip Remember: "General Assembly = General powers". It is the "parliament" of the UN, so it handles the budget, admission of members (on the Security Council's recommendation), and Charter amendments. The Security Council deals with peace and security, and the Secretariat does the administrative work.