CGG Flashcards
UN YEAR
1945
UN MEMBER
193
PRIOR TO THE UNITED NATIONS
League of Nations
How was League of Nations established
Established in 1919 in Treaty of Versailles
Why was there a League of Nations
established to ensure international peace, security and cooperation between nations following the First World War.
At its height, the League of Nations had
58 members.
________, its success waned as the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan) gained influence, eventually leading to the start of World War II in 1939.
In the 1930s
In the 1930s, its success waned as the
gained influence, eventually leading to the start of World War II in 1939.
Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Axis Powers
(Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Start of WW2
1939
The name “United Nations,” coined by
United States President, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
The name “United Nations,” coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the
“Declaration by United Nations” of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War,
“Declaration by United Nations” of
1 January 1942, during the Second World War,
1 January 1942, during the
Second World War,
when representatives of _________ pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis powers.
26 nations
The UN was founded following the
Second World War, in 1945 when the Nations were drafted at the UN Conference on International Organization in San Francisco, California.
UN 6 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
Arabic Chinese English French Russian Spanish
MAIN ORGANS OF UN
GeneralAssembly
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
Trusteeship Council
International Court of Justice
UN Secretariat (un.org)
General Assembly –
is the main deliberative organ of the United Nations: all Member States are represented equally. In the Assembly, each nation, large or small, has one vote.
Security Council –
is responsible for maintaining peace and security. Unlike the General Assembly, the Security Council does not hold regular meetings.
Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) –
is the central body for coordinating the economic and social work of the United Nations and the UN System.
Trusteeship Council –
was assigned to supervise the administration of 11 Trust Territories—former colonies or dependent territories.
International Court of Justice (ICJ) –
is the UN’s main judicial organ. The ICJ, or “World Court”, assumed its functions in 1946.
UN Secretariat –
carries out the day-to-day work of the Organization. It is made up of an international staff working at UN Headquarters in New York, as well as UN main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna. The Secretariat works with UN System offices all over the world.
5 Role of UN
- Maintain International Peace and Security
- Protect Human Rights
- Deliver Humanitarian Aid
- Promote Sustainable Development
- Uphold International Law
5 GLOBAL GOVERNANCE AND THE UNITED NATIONS
- Knowledge Gap
- Normative Gap
- Policy Gap
- Institutional Gap
- Compliance Gap
KNOWLEDGE GAP
The United Nation can provide a platform wherein such phenomenon may be discussed, studied, and confronted so that new knowledge can be placed in the limelight, improved, and later on disseminated worldwide.
NORMATIVE GAP
defined ethically to mean a pattern of behavior that should be followed in accordance with a given value system.
POLICY GAP
Weiss and Thakur (2010) defined policy as an interlinked set of governing principles and goals and the agreed programs of action to implement those principles and achieve those goals.
INSTITUTIONAL GAP
resources allocated are not proportionate to the problem. This is applicable to the problems of most countries all over the world.
COMPLIANCE GAP
incentives that reward cooperation and disincentives that punish defection, including the use of force to bring those who have not complied back into line.
