The League of Nations which was established after the First World War (1914-1918) failed to deliver the goods. It was wound up. After the Second World War the major nations of the world felt the need for a similar body to maintain peace in the world and the United Nations Organization came into being. The charter of the U.N.O. was signed on June 26, 1945 and it came into effect from October 24, 1945.
***The aims and objective of the U.N.O. are:
1. To maintain international peace and security,
2. To development the spirit of cooperation and friendliness among the nations of the world,
3. To promote and encourage respect for human right and fundamental freedoms,
4. To solve international problems of economic, social and cultural character, development of people.
***To become a member of the U.N.O. a country should satisfy the following conditions:
1. Peace loving, willing to accept the aims and objects and rules of this charter and be judged by the U.N.O., as able to carry out these duties,
2. The Security Council must recommend the admission of a new member,
3. The General Assembly must confirm the recommendation by a two thirds majority vote.
***FACTS
1. The Headquarters of the U.N.O. is at New York.
2. The languages of U.N.O. are English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish. For all practical purposes, English and French languages alone are used.
3. It has at present 193 members. The Assembly has to meet at least once a year. In addition, there are 2 non-member observer states of the United Nations General Assembly: the Holy See (which holds sovereignty over the Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
4. Currently, secretary General is Ban Ki-moon who is from South Korea. He succeeded Kofi Annan (Ghana).
5. Each country can send four members to represent it.
6. With the addition of South Sudan on 14 July 2011, there are currently 193 United Nations member states
General Assembly:
It has at present 184 members. The Assembly has to meet at least once a year. The President is to be elected every year for one year term. . It is a legislative body and it can discuss matters relating to conservation of peace, disarmament, economic and social development, use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, human rights etc.
***Principal organs of the United Nations
1. UN General Assembly
2. UN Secretariat (Administrative organ of the UN - its chairman is the UN Secretary General )
3. International Court of Justice( Universal court for international law(based in The Hague)
• Security Council: It is the executive body of the U.N.O. It has 15 members, 5 permanent – U.S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K., France and China and 10 non-permanent members who are elected for 2 years at a time from among the members of the U.N.O. Its headquarters is at New York.
• UN Secretariat : The Secretariat of the U.N.O. is at New York. The Secretary General is the head of the Secretariat.
• International Court of Justice: The International Court of Justice has 15 judges. Its headquarters is at Hague. It deals with legal aspects of international disputes.
There are many other 15 agencies of the U.N. dealing with specific issues like Food and Agricultural Organization (F.A.O.), World Bank Group (IBRD AND IDA), International Labour Organization (L.L.O.), World Health Organization (W.H.O.) and many others.
***Headquarters of Important Agencies
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Rome, Italy.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington, D.C., United States.
World Health Organization (WHO) - Geneva, Switzerland
International Labour Organization (ILO) - Geneva, Switzerland
World Bank Group - USA, Washington D.C
***The aims and objective of the U.N.O. are:
1. To maintain international peace and security,
2. To development the spirit of cooperation and friendliness among the nations of the world,
3. To promote and encourage respect for human right and fundamental freedoms,
4. To solve international problems of economic, social and cultural character, development of people.
***To become a member of the U.N.O. a country should satisfy the following conditions:
1. Peace loving, willing to accept the aims and objects and rules of this charter and be judged by the U.N.O., as able to carry out these duties,
2. The Security Council must recommend the admission of a new member,
3. The General Assembly must confirm the recommendation by a two thirds majority vote.
***FACTS
1. The Headquarters of the U.N.O. is at New York.
2. The languages of U.N.O. are English, French, Chinese, Russian, Arabic and Spanish. For all practical purposes, English and French languages alone are used.
3. It has at present 193 members. The Assembly has to meet at least once a year. In addition, there are 2 non-member observer states of the United Nations General Assembly: the Holy See (which holds sovereignty over the Vatican City) and the State of Palestine.
4. Currently, secretary General is Ban Ki-moon who is from South Korea. He succeeded Kofi Annan (Ghana).
5. Each country can send four members to represent it.
6. With the addition of South Sudan on 14 July 2011, there are currently 193 United Nations member states
General Assembly:
It has at present 184 members. The Assembly has to meet at least once a year. The President is to be elected every year for one year term. . It is a legislative body and it can discuss matters relating to conservation of peace, disarmament, economic and social development, use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes, human rights etc.
***Principal organs of the United Nations
1. UN General Assembly
2. UN Secretariat (Administrative organ of the UN - its chairman is the UN Secretary General )
3. International Court of Justice( Universal court for international law(based in The Hague)
• Security Council: It is the executive body of the U.N.O. It has 15 members, 5 permanent – U.S.A., U.S.S.R., U.K., France and China and 10 non-permanent members who are elected for 2 years at a time from among the members of the U.N.O. Its headquarters is at New York.
• UN Secretariat : The Secretariat of the U.N.O. is at New York. The Secretary General is the head of the Secretariat.
• International Court of Justice: The International Court of Justice has 15 judges. Its headquarters is at Hague. It deals with legal aspects of international disputes.
There are many other 15 agencies of the U.N. dealing with specific issues like Food and Agricultural Organization (F.A.O.), World Bank Group (IBRD AND IDA), International Labour Organization (L.L.O.), World Health Organization (W.H.O.) and many others.
***Headquarters of Important Agencies
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)- Rome, Italy.
International Monetary Fund (IMF) - Washington, D.C., United States.
World Health Organization (WHO) - Geneva, Switzerland
International Labour Organization (ILO) - Geneva, Switzerland
World Bank Group - USA, Washington D.C
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