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The United Nations (UN)
-began after WWII in order for collective security (like the League of Nations but it worked)
-1941 Atlantic Charter
-located in New York, USA
-General Assembly
-Security Council
-1941 Atlantic Charter
- 26 nations declare the United Nations in 1942
- draft details of a peace keeping organization
- agreed that great powers should have a veto
-located in New York, USA
-General Assembly
- decided on the use of force if Security Council failed
- controls budget
- appoints judges to the Court of Justice
- ex. Suez Crisis, Lebanon, Congo
-Security Council
- 11 members
- 5 permanent (US, Russia, GB, France, China)
- now 15 members with Peoples Republic replacing Taiwan with the veto
- purpose is to maintain world peace
- deciding factor
- Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the UN is the Secretary General
- first 3 SGs were from Norway, Sweden, Burma
- all neutral countries and little ties to powers
- located in the Hague (World Court)
- makes rulings submitted by its members
- gives legal advice to the Assembly and the Security Council
- American problems aren't allowed to be suggested to the Court of Justice
- Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO)
- World Health Organization (WHO) -helps with HIV and Swine Flu victims
- International Labour Organization (ILO) - not successful, countries want to deal with their own labour
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) - very prominent, helped countries with bankruptcy
- UNESCO - protection of heritage sites around the world
- UNICEF - helping children after disasters (natural, wartime, child soldiers)
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Summary
The UN began after WWII in order for collective security (like the League of Nations but it worked). The UN has been involved in the following parts of history: the 1941 Atlantic Charter, Dumbarton Oaks Conference in Washington DC, Yalta, General Assembly, Korean War first altercation that the UN intervened in. They are made up of the following: Security Council, The Secretariat, International Court of Justice. They are contribute to Humanitarian Agencies of the UN that deal with the following: Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO) -helps with HIV and Swine Flu victims, International Labour Organization (ILO) - not successful, countries want to deal with their own labour, International Monetary Fund (IMF) - very prominent, helped countries with bankruptcy, UNESCO - protection of heritage sites around the world and UNICEF - helping children after disasters (natural, wartime, child soldiers).