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league of nations was formed after _____

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world war I

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league of nations consisted of ____ countries

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42

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2 basic goals of league of nations

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  • Collectively preserve peace
  • Promote international cooperation in economic and social affairs
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League of Nations officially became the ____ in October 24, 1945

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United Nations

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United Nations consisted of ____ member states

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51

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there are ____ member nations in the UN

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193

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Primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security

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security council

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members of the security council

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15

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Coordinates the economic and social work of the UN and the UN family of organizations

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economic & social council

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economic & social council plays a key role in fostering _____ for development

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international cooperation

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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

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trusteeship council

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Main judicial body of the UN

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international court of justice

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13
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international court of justice =

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world court

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world court consists of ____ judges

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15

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Carries out the substantive and administrative work of the UN as directed by the GA, the security council and the other bodies

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secretariat

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purpose of ____ is to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development

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united nations

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forum for all member states.

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general assembly

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six standing committees of the general assembly

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  • 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
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where the real power of the United Nations lies

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security council

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2 groups of security council

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  • 5 permanent members
  • 10 non-permanent members
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5 permanent members of the security council

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  • china
  • france
  • britain
  • US
  • russia
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branch of the UN entrusted with the fulfillment of the UN’s international economic, social, cultural, educational, and health responsibilities

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economic & social council

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committees under economic & social council

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  • Science and Technology Committee
  • United Nations Commission on Human Rights
  • United Nations International Drug Control Program
  • World Health Organization
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provides for an international Trusteeship to protect the interests of those territories that are not fully self-governing.

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trusteeship council

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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
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chief executive officer of the United Nations
secretary general
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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.
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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