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3. DEFINATION:
◦ The United Nations Organization (UNO), is an International organization
whose responsible for maintaining international peace and security according to law,
developing friendly relations among nations, achieving international cooperation, and
being a center for harmonizing the actions of nations,Help them for special progress &
for the human rights. It is the largest, most familiar, most internationally represented
and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world.

4. HISTORY:
◦ The UNO was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future wars,Its
mission is to maintain world Peace, develop world’s problems & encourage respect for human
rights.
◦ On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in SAN FRANSICO for a conference and started
drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945.

5. ESTABLISHMENT OF UNO:
◦ The UN officially came into existence 24 October 1945, upon ratification of the Charter by the
five permanent members of the Security Council—France, China, the Soviet Union, the UK and
the US—and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
HEAD QUARTER OF UNO:
International territory in New York City,USA.
MEMBERS OF UNO:
193 member states.

6. ◦OFFICAL LANGUAGE:
◦ The organization has six official languages- English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese and
Arabic.
◦FLAG:
◦ Its flag bears its emblem, a map of the world encircled by two bent olive branches.

7. AIMS & OBJECTIVES:
◦ (1) To maintain international peace and security.
◦ (2) To develop friendly relations among nations on the basis of equality and the principle of self-
determination.
◦ (3) To foster worldwide cooperation in solving economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems.
◦ (4) To promote human rights and fundamental freedom for the people of the world.
◦ (5) To serve as a centre where various nations can coordinate their activities towards the attainment of the
objectives of the United Nations.
◦ (6) To save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.

8. PRINCIPALS:
◦ All member states should have sovereign equality.
◦ All members must obey the charter
◦ Countries must try to settle their differences by peaceful means.
◦ Countries must avoid using force or threatening to use force.
◦ The UN may not interfere in the domestic affairs of any country.
◦ Countries should try to assist only the United Nations.

9. LEADERS:
◦ Secretary-General – Antonio Guterres
◦ Deputy Secretary-General – Amina J. Muhammad
◦ General Assembly President – Tijjani Muhammad Bande
◦ Economic & Social Council President – Mona Juul
◦ Security Council President – Kelly Craft

10. THE ORGANS OF THE UNITED
NATIONS:
◦ The UN has six principal organs to carry out its functions:
◦ 1. The General Assembly,
◦ 2. The Security Council,
◦ 3. The Economic and Social Council,
◦ 4. The Trusteeship Council,
◦ 5. The International Court of Justice and
◦ 6. The Secretariat.

11. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY:
◦ All members of the UN are members of the General Assembly. Each state can send up to five
representatives but is entitled to one vote in the Assembly. This ensures that all the member states have
equal status.
◦ The General Assembly meets once a year for three months. But special sessions may be held during times
of crisis. At the beginning of every session, the Assembly elects a new President.

12. SECURITY COUNCIL:
◦ It is the executive wing of the UN. The Security Council consists of 15 members. Five of them are
permanent members. The ten non-permanent members are elected by the General Assembly for a term of
two years.
◦ The Security Council has the basic responsibility of maintaining peace and security in the world. The
Security Council meets once a month but in the event of an emergency, a meeting may be held whenever
required.

13. THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
JUSTICE:
◦ The International Court of Justice, located in The Hague, Netherlands, is the principal judicial organ of
the United Nations.
◦ The Court consists of 15 Judges from different countries elected by the General Assembly and the
Security Council. They are elected for a nine-year term.
◦ It settle disputes brought to it by member nation & providee legal advice to any organ of the UN on
request.

14. THE ECONOMIC & SOCIAL COUNCIL:
◦ The Economic and Social Council consists of 54 members elected by the General Assembly for a three-
year term.
◦ The ECOSOC discusses major economic and social issues. It is mainly concerned with the management
of the UN’s social, economic, cultural and humanitarian activities.
◦ It promotes economic and social progress & solves problems relating to health, illiteracy, unemployment,
etc.

15. THE TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL:
◦ The Trusteeship Council was set up immediately after the Second World War. It was set up to
ensure the proper administration and development of those areas of the world that were under
foreign rule. The Council was also to take steps to help them attain self- government. By 1994,
all Trust Territories had attained self-government. The Council will now meet only if required to
do so.

16. THE SECRETARIAT:
◦ The Secretariat is the principal administrative department of the UN. It is headed by the
Secretary-General appointed by the General Assembly. The staff of the Secretariat is appointed
by the Secretary-General. They are chosen from among the 193 member countries. The
Secretary- General holds a key position in the administration of the affairs of the UN. He
organises conferences, overseas peacekeeping operations, drafts reports on economic and social
trends, prepares studies on human rights, mediates in international disputes and prepares
budget estimates.

17. Agencies of UNO:
◦ There are currently 17 specialized agencies:
◦ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
◦ International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
◦ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
◦ International Labour Organization (ILO)
◦ International Maritime Organization (IMO)
◦ International Monetary Fund (IMF)
◦ International Telecommunications Union (ITU)
◦ United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
◦ United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
◦ Universal Postal Union (UPU)
◦ World Bank Group:
◦ World Health Organization (WHO)
◦ World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
◦ World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
◦ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)