This Presentation is about the world's most non-governmental, non-profit organization which maintains world peace and it also contains some smaller organizations like the WHO, UNESCO, FAO, UNDP etc.

1. THE UNITED NATIONS
ORGANIATION
Submitted To –
Suchika ma’am

2.  The United Nations Organization is an
international organization founded in 1945 after the
Second World War.
 By 51 countries committed to maintaining
international peace and security, developing friendly
relations among nations and promoting social
progress, better living standards and human rights.
 UNHQ (United Nations Headquarters)in New York,
where 192 countries meet to solve international
problems in a consensual manner.
About UNO

3. • Due to its unique international character,
and the powers vested in its founding
Charter.
• The Organization can take action on a wide
range of issues, and provide a forum for its
192 Member States to express their views
through the General Assembly, the Security
Council, the Economic and Social Council
and other bodies and committees.
About UNO

4. Structure Of UNO
• The Charter established six main bodies
of the United Nations Organization: The
General Assembly, the Security Council,
the Economic and Social Council, the
Trusteeship Council, The International
Court of Justice and the Secretariat.

5. The Interpretation Service :-
 The Interpretation Service is part of the Department for
General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM).
 With more than 1100 staff members in New York and
2200 worldwide, including the conference-serving staff
based in Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi, the DGACM is one of
the largest departments in the Organization.
 The six official languages of the United Nations are:
Arabic, Chinese, English, French Russian and Spanish.

6. Staffing :-
New York
 106 staff interpreters (27 Arabic booth, 26
Chinese booth, 21 French booth, 23 English
booth, 22 Russian booth, 20 Spanish booth).
Staff interpreters work 7 sessions per week
(sometimes 8).
The Chief Interpreter is D1 and there are 5 P5s
per booth.
 Given the high workload, many freelance
interpreters need to be recruited for all the
booths.

7. Staffing :-
New York :-
• Since January 2010, work has been
underway to remove asbestos from
the Headquarters building and so
the majority of meetings are being
held in temporary buildings. The
new booths are much more
comfortable than the old booths.

8. Staffing :-
 Geneva :
 95 staff interpreters (15 Arabic booth, 15
Chinese booth, 17 French booth, 19 English
booth, 14 Russian booth, 15 Spanish
booth).
 Staff interpreters work 7 sessions a week
(sometimes 8). The Chief Interpreter is D1,
Heads of Booth are P5 and there are
several P5s per booth. Many freelance
interpreters are recruited all year
round. 26 staff interpreters are members
of AIIC.

9. Staffing :-
Vienna : 22 (5 Arabic booth, 5
Chinese booth, 3 French booth, 1
English booth, 4 Spanish booth, 4
Russian booth). 4 interpreters are
members of AIIC. Staff interpreters
work 7 sessions a week (6 for Heads
of Booth) and freelancers work 8.
The Chief Interpreter and the Heads
of Booth are P5.

10. Staffing :-
• Nairobi :
• 14 staff interpreters (3 Arabic
booth, 3 Chinese booth, 2 French
booth, 2 English booth, 2 Spanish
booth, 2 Russian booth).
• The Chief Interpreter is P5.

11. Work :-
• Geneva :
• Several UN bodies and agencies are
based in Geneva, including the Human
Rights Council.
• The United Nations Conference on
Trade and Development, the Economic
Commission for Europe.
• The Conference on Disarmament, the
Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights and the Office of the
High Commissioner for Refugees.

12. Work :-
• The topics covered are very diverse
(legal, humanitarian, political,
technical).
• Interpreters accompany Special
Reporters for Human Rights on
country missions and travel to work
at UN conferences such as meetings
of the Framework Convention on
Climate Change.

13. Work :-
• New York :
• Diverse topics are dealt with
(political, technical, scientific, legal,
humanitarian, environmental,
disarmament, gender issues …).
• New York is the head quarters of the
Security Council so many meetings
are linked to its work.

14. WORK
• Vienna : most meetings are technical
(space, nuclear, international law,
drugs..). All meeting are in
simultaneous. The workload is
similar for all booths. UN
interpreters do not do any
translation.

15. Work
Nairobi :
 UNEP (United Nations
Environment Programme) and UN-
HABITAT are based in Nairobi, so
there are many environmental
meetings. Staff interpreters also
work for regional meetings and UN
conferences around the globe.

16. Recruitment Conditions and
Benefits :-
• In order to be recruited as a staff
interpreter, a university degree is
required and the candidate must pass
the UN competitive examination. AIIC
members are automatically recruited
at P3 level. The contractual regime has
just been changed, formerly contracts
were for 2 years of probation and then
permanent, now contracts are
continuing and renewable.

17. Benefits: staff interpreters enjoy
the following key benefits and
allowances :-
• 1.) Dependency allowances : currently
2 686.00 dollars/year for each dependent
family member meeting the criteria;
• 2.) Affiliation to the UN Staff Joint Pension
Fund;
• 3.) Rental subsidy, when recruited or
transferred if required;
• 4.) Medical insurance

18. UN staff members assigned to a duty
station away from their country of origin
enjoy the following additional benefits :-
• 1.) Education grant, maximum of 25 949 dollars/school
year for each child meeting the criteria;
• 2.) Home leave : once every two years, the UN pays
travel costs for a staff member, spouse and dependent
children to go to the country of origin of the staff
member;
• 3.) Assignment grant and removal costs upon
recruitment and separation payments on retirement.

19. The six main UN organs :-
1. The General Assembly
2. The Security Council
3. The Economic and Social Council
4. The Trusteeship Council
5. The International Court of Justice
6. The Secretariat

20. There have been only nine Secretaries-
General since the founding of the UN:
• Trygve Lie (Norway), 1946-1952
• Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden), 1953-1961
• U Thant (Burma, now Myanmar), 1961-1971
• Kurt Waldheim (Austria), 1972-1981
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (Peru), 1982-1991
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), 1992-1996
• Kofi Annan (Ghana), 1997-2006
• Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea), 2007-2017
• António Guterres, Since 1 January 2017.

21. There have been only nine Secretaries-
General since the founding of the UN:
• Trygve Lie (Norway), 1946-1952
• Dag Hammarskjöld (Sweden), 1953-1961
• U Thant (Burma, now Myanmar), 1961-1971
• Kurt Waldheim (Austria), 1972-1981
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (Peru), 1982-1991
• Boutros Boutros-Ghali (Egypt), 1992-1996
• Kofi Annan (Ghana), 1997-2006
• Ban Ki-moon (Republic of Korea), 2007-2017
• António Guterres, Since 1 January 2017.

22. MADE BY :-
Yashaswi Diwakar Sinha,
Amity International School.