THE UNITED NATIONS

October, 2012

THIS PRESENTATION INCLUDES:

Introduction to the UN

Main parts of the UN

General Assembly

Security Council

Economic and Social Council

Trusteeship Council

International Court of Justice

Secretariat

UN MAIN OBJECTIVES

¢ Maintain peace and security in the world

¢ Help to solve international problems

INTRODUCTION TO THE UN

The UN was formed on October 24, 1945 when representatives of 51 countries signed the UN charter.

UN COUNTRIES

The UN is an organization of 192 countries from all over the world.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGES OF THE UN

Arabic

Chinese

English

French

Russian

Spanish

HEADQUARTERS OF THE UN: NEW YORK CITY,

NEW YORK

SYMBOL OF THE UN

United Nations

General Assembly

Security Council

Economic and Social CouncilTrusteeship

Council*

International Court of Justice

Secretariat

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Parliament of nations

It consists of representatives of all member nations

It can discuss any matter such as peace and security, admission of new members and money matters

The General Assembly meets once a year for a period of three months (September - December)

2000 - discussed & created MDGs

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SECURITY COUNCIL

Responsible for international peace & security

15 members: five permanent and ten non-permanent

China, France, Russian Federation, United Kingdom & the United States

SECURITY COUNCIL CONTINUED

The other 10 members of the security council are elected by the General Assembly

Each council member has one vote.

The five permanent members have VETO power

Decisions require nine yes votes & zero veto votes

ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COUNCIL

54 members elected by the

General Assembly

Economic issues (trade, transport,

industrialization) and social issues

It promotes respect for human rights & freedom for all

TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL

Helped the independence of the 11 “Trust Territories”

Finished in 1994

Palau

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

The judicial branch of the UN

Voluntary country disputes (not individual)

15 judges elected by the General Assembly & Security Council

Each Judge serves 9 years

Court headquarters at The Hague, in the Netherlands

INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE

The Judges

SECRETARIAT

It carries out the day to day work of the organization

Peacekeeping, economic & social trends, human rights, etc.

Informing the global community

SECRETARY GENERAL

Secretary General is the head of the Secretariat

Ban Ki-Moon

Became Secretary General on January 1, 2007

He is from the Republic of Korea (South Korea)

REVIEW

In what year was the UN formed?

How many countries were in the UN originally?

How many countries are in the UN today?

What are the 6 official languages of the UN?

Where is the headquarters of the UN?

Who is the current Secretary General of the UN?

ANSWERS TO REVIEW

What year was the UN formed?

How many countries were in the UN originally?

ANSWERS TO REVIEW

How many countries are in the UN today?

Name 3 of the 6 official languages of the UN.

ANSWERS TO REVIEW

Where is the headquarters of the UN?

Name 2 of the Main Parts of the UN.

ANSWERS TO REVIEW

Who is the current Secretary General of the UN?