In the United Nations, Member States are represented by their respective governments. It contains multiple subsidiary organizations to carry out its missions. [6], The OPCW is not an agency of the United Nations, but cooperates both on policy and practical issues. The Trusteeship Council was originally given the task to oversee the management of the international trusteeship system of subordinate colonial regions and to support them on their way towards independence. There are 15 members of the Security Council, consisting of five veto-wielding permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and 10 elected non-permanent members with two-year terms. It also carries out tasks as directed by the UN Security Council, the UN General Assembly, the UN Economic and Social Council, and other U.N. bodies. One former fund, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), was merged with other elements of the United Nations System into a new organization, UN Women, in January 2011. Its powers are exercised through United Nations Security Council resolutions. Unlike the specialized agencies which report to ECOSOC, the IAEA reports directly to the General Assembly as well as the Security Council and ECOSOC. [6] This body, chaired by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, meets twice a year to co-ordinate the work of the organizations of the United Nations System. The United Nations System includes the United Nations and its subsidiary bodies (such as the separately-administered funds and programmes, research and training institutes, and other subsidiary entities), specialized agencies, and affiliated organizations. [6] Like the other specialized agency's heads, their executives are part of the United Nations System Chief Executives' Board for Coordination (CEB). The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. [15] The WTO has a seat on the CEB. Each of the funds and programmes is headed by an Executive Director at the Under-Secretary-General level and is governed by an Executive Board. It can also issue advisory opinions which have consultative character. the World Bank Group and the IMF) are notable exceptions. Convention, 1933 (shelved), Invalidity, Old-Age and Survivors' Benefits Convention, 1967, Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949, Labour Inspection (Agriculture) Convention, 1969, Labour Inspection (Seafarers) Convention, 1996, Labour Inspectorates (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947, Labour Relations (Public Service) Convention, 1978, Labour Standards (Non-Metropolitan Territories) Convention, 1947, Maintenance of Migrants' Pension Rights Convention, 1935 (shelved), Maintenance of Social Security Rights Convention, 1982, Marking of Weight (Packages Transported by Vessels) Convention, 1929, Maternity Protection Convention (Revised), 1952, Abolition of Penal Sanctions (Indigenous Workers) Convention, 1955 (shelved), Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957, Weekly Rest (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1957, Indigenous and Tribal Populations Convention, 1957, Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention, 1958, Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention (Revised), 2003, Working Conditions (Hotels and Restaurants) Convention, 1991, Safety and Health in Agriculture Convention, 2001, Medical Care and Sickness Benefits Convention, 1969, Medical Examination (Fishermen) Convention, 1959, Medical Examination (Seafarers) Convention, 1946, Medical Examination of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946, Medical Examination of Young Persons (Underground Work) Convention, 1965, Merchant Shipping (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1976, Migrant Workers (Supplementary Provisions) Convention, 1975, Migration for Employment Convention (Revised), 1949, Migration for Employment Convention, 1939, Minimum Age (Agriculture) Convention, 1921, Minimum Age (Sea) Convention (Revised), 1936, Minimum Age (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1937, Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Convention (Revised), 1937 (shelved), Minimum Age (Non-Industrial Employment) Convention, 1932, Minimum Age (Underground Work) Convention, 1965, Minimum Wage Fixing Machinery (Agriculture) Convention, 1951, Minimum Wage-Fixing Machinery Convention, 1928, Night Work (Women) Convention, 1919 (shelved), Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention, 1919, Night Work (Bakeries) Convention, 1925 (shelved), Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948, Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1934 (shelved), Night Work (Women) Convention (Revised), 1948, Night Work of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946, Occupational Health Services Convention, 1985, Occupational Safety and Health (Dock Work) Convention, 1979, Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981, Officers' Competency Certificates Convention, 1936, Old-Age Insurance (Agriculture) Convention, 1933 (shelved), Old-Age Insurance (Industry, etc.) The International Court of Justice is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. Instead, their relationship is governed by exchanges of letters. The United Nations includes 193 member countries and two permanent observer entities that cannot vote.