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WELCOME TO THE UNITED NATIONS!
karibUNi: IT’S YOUR WORLD!
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History• United Nations (UN) formed by 51 states after World War
II to: “save succeeding generations from the scourge of war […]”
• UN Charter signed on 24th October 1945: UN Day.
• Main Headquarters in New York, USA.
• 193 Member States to date, newest member South-
Sudan
• 6 official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian & Spanish.
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Organization Structure
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The Secretariat
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The Secretariat• Administrative arm of the United Nations
• Services the other organs of the United Nations
• Informs the world's media about the work of the
United Nations (Public Information)
• Organizes international conferences on issues of
worldwide concern; interprets speeches & translates
documents into the Organization's official languages.
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Secretary-GeneralThe current Head of the UN Secretariat: Mr. Ban Ki-Moon (South-Korea)
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UN Secretaries General
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Ban Ki-moon South Korea 1 January 2007 - present
Kofi Annan Ghana1 January 1997 –31 December 2006
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Egypt1 January 1992 –31 December 1996
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
Peru1 January 1982 –31 December 1991
Kurt Waldheim Austria1 January 1972 –31 December 1981
U Thant Burma (Myanmar)
30 November 1961 –31 December 1971
Dag Hammarskjöld Sweden 10 April 1953 –18 September 1961
Trygve Lie Norway1 February 1946 –10 November 1952
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UNON
Director-General
Ms. Sahle-Work Zewde(Ethiopia)
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UNEPExecutive Director
Mr. Achim Steiner(Germany/Brazil)
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UN-HABITAT
Executive Director
Mr. Joan Clos(Spain)
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The International Court of Justice
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The International Court of Justice
• Principal judicial organ of the UN.
• Established in June 1945 by the Charter of the UN.
Work commenced in April 1946.
• 15 judges elected by the General Assembly and
Security Council for 9 year terms.
• Main role: settles legal disputes submitted to it by
States & to gives advisory opinions on legal questions
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Security Council
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Security Council• Main role: maintenance of international peace & security.
• 15 members; 5 permanent and 10 non-permanent.
• Non-permanent members elected from different regions
in the world to serve 2 year terms.
• Council on a 24-hr call (can meet any day, at any time)
• 9 out of 15 votes required to pass a resolution (no veto
from the permanent members!).
• Only UN-Organ which can enforce it’s resolutions – they
are legally binding!
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Actions the Security Council may take:
• Peaceful settlement of disputes (i.e. negotiations, peace talks, good offices of the Secretary-General, also Special Representatives of the Secretary-General)
• Establish Peacekeeping Operations
• Enforcement measures (i.e. targeted sanctions, multinational forces)
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Trusteeship Council
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• Has suspended it’s work, no longer active!
• Previously supervised the administration of Trust
Territories placed under the Trusteeship System.
• Main goal: to promote the advancement of the
inhabitants of Trust Territories and their progressive
development towards self-determination.
• Special Committee on Decolonization still
active to date!
• 17 non-self-governing territories remaining today! 21
Trusteeship Council
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The World today
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Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
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ECOSOC• Main goal: to improve the world’s living standards and to
promote the respect of human rights – no peace & security
without economic & social stability!
• Coordinates the work of UN funds, programmes & specialized
agencies; i.e. UNHCR, UNICEF, WFP, UNEP, UN-HABITAT, ILO,
World Bank…
• Sets international standards; i.e. Children’s Rights
• World’s economic, social & environmental challenges are
discussed, debated and recommendations made by this organ.
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Mandated by the General Assembly to:
•be the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda and•serve as an advocate for the environment.
Focus areas:•Climate Change, Disasters & Conflicts, Ecosystem Management, Environmental Governance, Harmful Substances, Resource Efficiency
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Mandated by the General Assembly to:
•promote socially and environmentally sustainable towns and cities with the goal of providing adequate shelter for all.
Focus areas:•Urban Development & Management, Land & Housing, Environment & Climate Change, Water & Sanitation, Urban Economy & Financing Shelter, Risk & Disaster Management
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Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs)
Are to be succeed by
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGs)
Post-2015 Development Agenda
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General Assembly
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• Main deliberative, policymaking and representative
organ of the UN, also “World Parliament”.
• Comprises of all 193 member states.
• Provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion.
• Six main committees.
• Meets from September to December for it’s main
session each year. However, session lasts a year.
• Currently in 68th Session.
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General Assembly
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Learn more about the UN
• Official website: www.un.org• United Nations on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/unitednations • UN channel on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/unitednations • UN on Twitter: @UN• UN Foundation: www.unfoundation.org • Email: [email protected]• Job opportunities: https://careers.un.org
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