United Nations Trusteeship Council
/ˌjuːnaɪtɪd ˈneɪʃənz ˈtruːstrɪʃɪp ˈkaʊnsəl/
Definitions
- (n.) A principal organ of the United Nations established to oversee the administration of trust territories and ensure their advancement towards self-government or independence.
The United Nations Trusteeship Council played a key role in supervising trust territories after World War II.
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- united nations trusteeship council
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Commentary
The Trusteeship Council remains inactive since the last trust territory attained independence, but it is symbolically preserved in the UN Charter.
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