United Nation
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Estd- 24th
October 1945 after the 2nd World War.
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Founding Members: 51 now is become 193 Countries.
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Headquarters: At Manhattan, New York City USA and further
main offices are situated in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna.
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The UN
is the largest and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world.
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The UN has six principal organs:
I.
The General Assembly (the main
deliberative assembly)
II.
The
Security Council (for deciding certain resolutions for peace and
security);
III.
The
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; for promoting international
economic and social co-operation and development)
IV.
The
Secretariat (for providing studies, information, and facilities needed
by the UN)
V.
The
International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ)
VI.
The UN
Trusteeship Council (inactive since 1994).
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The UN organization won the Nobel Peace Prize in
2001.
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The Security
Council is made up of fifteen member states. 5-Permanent & 10-Non-permanent.
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The Five permanent members: China, France,
Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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The 10-non-permanent
members: Bolivia (term ends 2018),
Egypt (2017), Ethiopia (2018), Italy (2018), Japan (2017), Kazakhstan (2018),
Senegal (2017), Sweden (2018), Ukraine (2017), Uruguay (2017).
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The
Secretary-General is appointed by the
General Assembly, after being recommended by the Security Council & the Secretary-General shall not
originate from one of the five permanent Security Council member states.
The current Secretary-General is
António Guterres (Portugal), who replaced Ban Ki-moon in 2017.
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The
International Court of Justice (ICJ), located in The Hague, Netherlands & The ICJ is composed of 15 judges,
serving 9-year terms and are appointed by the General Assembly.
# Some important
organisation and their headquarters:
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Organization
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Headquarter
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1.
Food and
Agriculture organisation (FAO)
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Rome , Italy
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2.
International Atomic Energy Agency
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Vienna , Austria
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3.
International
Labour organisation(ILO)
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Geneva, Switzerland
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4.
International Monetary Fund
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Washington DC, USA
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5.
UNESCO
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Paris, France
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6.
World Bank Group
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Washington
DC, USA
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7.
World Health
Organisation (WHO)
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Geneva, Switzerland
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8.
World
Meteorological Organisation
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Geneva , Switzerland
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9.
World Intellectual
Property Organisation
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Geneva , Switzerland
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10. International Telecommunication Organisation
(ITO)
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Geneva
, Switzerland
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11.
International
Maritime organisation
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London UK
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12.
International Find For Agriculture Development
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Rome, Italy
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13.
International
Civil Aviation Organisation
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Montreal , Canada
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14.
United nation Industrial Development
Organisation
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Vienna, Austria
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15.
World Tourism
Organisation
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Madrid, Spain
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16.
World Food programme
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Rome , Italy
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17.
Universal Postal Union
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Bern, Switzerland
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18.
World Trade Centre
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Geneva ,Switzerland
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19.
International
Chamber of Commerce
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Paris, France
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20.
Asian Pacific
Economic Cooperation (APEC)
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Singapore
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21.
ASEAN
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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22.
NATO
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Brussels, Belgium
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23.
Amnesty
International
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London
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24.
United Nation Children
Fund (UNICEF)
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New York, USA
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25.
International
Court Of Justice(ICJ)
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The Hague, Netherlands
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26.
International
Committee On Red Cross
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Geneva , Switzerland
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# UN OFFICIAL LANGUAGE:
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There are 6 official languages:
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Arabic, Chinese, English,
French, Russian and Spanish
# MOST SPEAKING LANGUAGE IN UN & WORLD:
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Chinese (almost 1.2 billion), Spanish (About 400
million), English (360 million), Hindi, Arabic & Portuguese.
# United Nation Day: 24
October Every Year.
