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league of nations was formed after _____
world war I
league of nations consisted of ____ countries
42
2 basic goals of league of nations
- Collectively preserve peace
- Promote international cooperation in economic and social affairs
League of Nations officially became the ____ in October 24, 1945
United Nations
United Nations consisted of ____ member states
51
there are ____ member nations in the UN
193
Primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security
security council
members of the security council
15
Coordinates the economic and social work of the UN and the UN family of organizations
economic & social council
economic & social council plays a key role in fostering _____ for development
international cooperation
Established to provide international supervision for 11 Trust Territories administered by 7 member state and ensure that adequate steps were taken to prepare the Territories for self-government and independence
trusteeship council
Main judicial body of the UN
international court of justice
international court of justice =
world court
world court consists of ____ judges
15
Carries out the substantive and administrative work of the UN as directed by the GA, the security council and the other bodies
secretariat
purpose of ____ is to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development
united nations
forum for all member states.
general assembly
six standing committees of the general assembly
- Disarmament and International Security Committee
- Economic and Financial Committee
- Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee
- Special Political and Decolonization Committee
Administrative and Budgetary Committee. - Legal Committee
where the real power of the United Nations lies
security council
2 groups of security council
- 5 permanent members
- 10 non-permanent members
5 permanent members of the security council
- china
- france
- britain
- US
- russia
branch of the UN entrusted with the fulfillment of the UN’s international economic, social, cultural, educational, and health responsibilities
economic & social council
committees under economic & social council
- Science and Technology Committee
- United Nations Commission on Human Rights
- United Nations International Drug Control Program
- World Health Organization
provides for an international Trusteeship to protect the interests of those territories that are not fully self-governing.
trusteeship council
forms an integral part of the United Nations
Charter and all UN members are automatically parties to the Statute of the Court
international court of justice
chief executive officer of the United Nations
secretary general
purpose of the united nations
- To maintain international peace and settle disputes.
- To develop the principle of equal rights and self- determination of
peoples. - To solve international social, economic, and humanitarian problems and promote human
rights and fundamental freedoms. - To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these common goals.
Security Council Ctd Permanent Members
- United States
- France
- Russia
- China
- United Kingdom Non-Permanent Members
- Angola (2016)
- Malaysia (2016)
- New Zealand (2016)
- Spain (2016)
- Venezuela (2016)
- Chad (2015)
- Chile (2015)
- Jordan (2015)
- Lithuania (2015)
- Nigeria (2015
