The United Nations has ___________ principal organs.

Correct option is C

​The correct answer is (c) 6.

The United Nations (UN) has 6 principal organs. The six principal organs of the UN are:

• General Assembly: Composed of all member states, it serves as a forum for discussion and decision-making on international issues.
• Security Council: Responsible for maintaining international peace and security. It has 15 members, including 5 permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) with veto power.
• International Court of Justice: The principal judicial body of the UN
• Secretariat: The UN's administrative body.
• Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Coordinates the economic and social work of the UN and its specialized agencies.
• Trusteeship Council

Information Booster:

• The Trusteeship Council was established to ensure that trust territories were administered in the best interest of their inhabitants, but it has ceased its operations after the last trust territory, Palau, gained independence in 1994.
• The headquarters of the five principal organs of the United Nations (UN) are in New York City. The sixth principal organ, the International Court of Justice, is located in The Hague, Netherlands.
• United Nations came into existence on 24 October 1945.
• António Guterres is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations.