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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?