联合国托管理事会 (Trusteeship Council -- TC) 是联合国实行国际托管制度的主要机构。适用于国际托管的土地是第二次世界大战结束时尚未独立的前国际联盟的委任统治地和战后割离自敌国的土地。分战略托管地和非战略托管地两种。理事会由管理托管地的联合国会员国、不管理托管地的安理会理事国和联合国大会选举的其他不管理托管地的会员国（任期３年）组成。联合国成立时全世界共有１１处托管地，其中有１０处相继独立。按规定，托管理事会一般每年５－６月举行一次会议，负责审议托管地管理国提交的报告，会同管理国接受和审查托管地居民的请愿书，定期派出视察团视察托管地情况等。以简单多数进行表决，但其决议须经联合国大会通过才能生效。中国在联合国的合法席位恢复后，未参加托管理事会的活动。
１９９４年，最后一个托管国——美国管理下的太平洋岛屿战略托管地密克罗尼西亚群岛中的部分岛屿独立，至此，世界上所有托管地区都已获得独立或自治，托管理事会的使命已完成。但它修改了其工作规则，在情况需要时还将履行其职责。
Status
The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994, with the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory, on 1 October 1994. By a resolution adopted on 25 May 1994, the Council amended its rules of procedure to drop the obligation to meet annually and agreed to meet as occasion required -- by its decision or the decision of its President, or at the request of a majority of its members or the General Assembly or the Security Council.
Background
In setting up an International Trusteeship System, the Charter established the Trusteeship Council as one of the main organs of the United Nations and assigned to it the task of supervising the administration of Trust Territories placed under the Trusteeship System. Major goals of the System were to promote the advancement of the inhabitants of Trust Territories and their progressive development towards self-government or independence. TheTrusteeship Council is made up of the five permanent members of the Security Council --China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom and United States.
The aims of the Trusteeship System have been fulfilled to such an extent that all Trust Territories have attained self-government or independence, either as separate States or by joining neighbouring independent countries.
Functions and powers
Under the Charter, the Trusteeship Council is authorized to examine and discuss reports from the Administering Authority on the political, economic, social and educational advancement of the peoples of Trust Territories and, in consultation with the Administering Authority, to examine petitions from and undertake periodic and other special missions to Trust Territories.
