Article 23

The Supreme Council shall consist of all union and senior members and ten (10) full members of the United Nations who are not senior and union members.

The non-permanent members of the Supreme Council shall be elected by the General Assembly on popular vote for a term of five years. A retiring member that is not a Senior Member or Union member and has been elected for two or more consecutive terms shall be ineligible for re-election for twenty years.

Each member of the Supreme Council shall have one representative.

FUNCTIONS and POWERS

Article 24

The Executive Power of the United Nations shall be vested in an executive government comprising a Supreme Council, a Secretariat (Secretary-General) and the International Board of Directors of Agencies (International Board of Directors).

By virtue of this Charter, the Supreme Council is vested with the executive authority to manage the needs and affairs of the United Nations through the selection or dismissal of wise counsel in the form of the United Nations Board of Directors of Agencies, the Secretary-General, their agencies, officials and administrations of member governments.

The Supreme Councilshall have the authority over all agencies and subsidiary organs and shall appoint the Secretary-General as Chairman of the International Board of Directors responsible for the daily operation and oversight of the Board, all agencies and subsidiary organs on behalf of the Supreme Council.

In discharging these duties the Supreme Council shall act in accordance with the Purposes and Principles of the United Nations. The specific powers granted to the Supreme Council for the discharge of these duties are laid down in Chapters VI, VII, VIII, and XII.

The Supreme Council shall submit annual and, when necessary, special reports to the General Assembly for its consideration.

Article 25

The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Supreme Council in accordance with the present Charter.

Article 26

In order to promote the establishment and maintenance of international peace and security with the least diversion for armaments of the world's human and economic resources, the Supreme Council shall be responsible for formulating, with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee referred to in Article 47, plans to be submitted to the Members of the United Nations for the establishment of a system for the regulation of armaments.

VOTING

Article 27

Each member of the Supreme Council shall have one vote.

Decisions of the Supreme Council on procedural matters shall be made by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of all members of the Supreme Council.

Decisions of the Supreme Council on all other matters shall be made by a simple majority vote of all members of the Supreme Council including the concurring votes of the permanent members.

PROCEDURE

Article 28

The Supreme Council shall be so organized as to be able to function continuously. Each member of the Supreme Council shall for this purpose be represented at all times at the seat of the Organization.

The Supreme Council shall hold periodic meetings at which each of its members may, if it so desires, be represented by a member of the government or by some other specially designated representative.

The Supreme Council may hold meetings at such places other than the seat of the Organization as in its judgment will best facilitate its work.

Article 29

The Supreme Council may establish such subsidiary organs as it deems necessary for the performance of its functions.

Article 30

The Supreme Council shall adopt its own rules of procedure, including the method of selecting its President.

Article 31

Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Supreme Council may participate, without vote, in the discussion of any question brought before the Supreme Council whenever the latter considers that the interests of that Member are specially affected.

Article 32

Any Member of the United Nations which is not a member of the Supreme Council or any state which is not a Member of the United Nations, if it is a party to a dispute under consideration by the Supreme Council, shall be invited to participate, without vote, in the discussion relating to the dispute. The Supreme Council shall lay down such conditions as it deems just for the participation of a state which is not a Member of the United Nations.