Introduction to United Nations

Present by Heidi @ NTUSTMUN 2014.3.19

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1. United Nations
2. history The forerunner of the United Nations League of Nations
3. goals 1. preventing wars 2. settling international disputes
5. General weaknesses 1.Global representation 2. Lacking an armed force of its own 3. Required a unanimous vote America
6. United Nations 1.Established on 24 October,1945 2. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations 3. UN Headquarters resides in international territory in New York City
7. 4.Six official languages Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
8. goals 1.Maintaining international peace and security 2.Developing friendly relations among nations 3.Promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
9. Five Principal Organs
10. UN General Assembly 1.resolving non-compulsory recommendations to states or suggestions to the UNSC 2.Adopts and oversees the budget 3.Appointment
11. elects the …….. 1.non-permanent members of the UNSC 2.all members of ECOSOC 3.the UN Secretary General following proposal by the UNSC 4.15 judges of the ICJ
12. Subsidiary organs • The First Committee: Disarmament and International Security (DISEC) • The Second Committee: Economic and Financial (ECOFIN) • The Third Committee: Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian (SOCHUM)
13. • The Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL) • The Fifth Committee: Administrative and Budgetary • The Sixth Committee: Legal
14. UN Secretariat 1.supports the other UN bodies administratively 2.chairperson – the UN Secretary General– for a five-year mandate 3.The Secretariat is divided into offices and departments.
15. • Offices Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) United Nations Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (ODA) United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) United Nations Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (ODC) United Nations Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (OHRLLS)
16. • Departments United Nations Department of Political Affairs (DPA) United Nations Department of Management (DM) United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) United Nations Department of Field Support (DFS) United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) United Nations Department of General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) United Nations Department of Safety and Security (DSS)
17. • Offices Away from Headquarters United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) United Nations Office at Vienna (UNOV) United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON)
18. International Court of Justice 1.deciding disputes between states that recognize its jurisdiction and issues legal opinions 2.Its 15 judges are elected by the UN General Assembly
19. UN Security Council 1.responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security 2.may adopt compulsory resolutions 3.has 15 members: five permanent members with veto power and ten elected members
20. UN Economic and Social Council 1.responsible for co-operation between states on economic and social fields 2.co-ordinates co-operation between the numerous specialized agencies of the United Nations 3.54 members
21. specialized agencies •Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) •International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) •International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) •International Labor Organization (ILO) •International Maritime Organization (IMO) •International Monetary Fund (IMF) •International Telecommunication Union (ITU) •United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) •United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) •Universal Postal Union (UPU)
22. World Bank Group – International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) – International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) – International Development Association (IDA) – International Finance Corporation (IFC) – Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
23. Related Organizations • Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization Preparatory Commission • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) • Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons • World Trade Organization (WTO)
24. SYSTEM UN Principal organs UN General Assembly UN Secretariat International Court of Justice UN Security Council UN Economic and Social Council Related organizations Specialized agencies