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The United Nations

The United Nations. Fendy Lormine US History II 4-26-13. Formed after World War II. Replaced the League of nations. Form to maintain peace in the world, prevent major war and violence among nations. Background /Context. Ban Ki-moon is the current Secretary - General of the UN.

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The United Nations

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  1. The United Nations Fendy LormineUS History II4-26-13

  2. Formed after World War II. • Replaced the League of nations. • Form to maintain peace in the world, • prevent major war and violence among nations. Background /Context

  3. Ban Ki-moon is the current Secretary - General of the UN. • There are 193 member countries in The UN. • The UN headquarters is  located on an 18-acre site on the East side of Manhattan.  • The four major organs of the UN are: The General Assembly The Security Council The Economic and Social council The International Court of Justice Council Leadership, Membership, & Organization

  4. The overall mission of the united nations to ensure that the world run properly without major violence and provide freedom for every one. The UN: • Issues peace • Applies justice • Maintains the world’s economy. • Enforces social and cultural rights of individuals. Purpose/Mission

  5. The General Assembly decides in every issue covered by the UN. • All 193 country members are part of the General assembly. • Each country gets One vote. • Decisions are made by majority of state’s vote or President’s and delegation’s consideration. General assembly

  6. Permanent members: China, France, Russian Federation, The United Kingdom and The United States. • 15 country members • Purposes: International peace, security, human rights, harmony, problem solving. Security Council

  7. Situated in Netherlands. • Type of Cases heard by the court are: Legal Disputes Legal agreements Legal Questions International court of justice

  8. A development program that helps countries prevent and overcome crisis and poverty. • The type of works are: poverty Reduction Democratic Governance Crisis Prevention & recovery Environment & Energy HIV/Aids Women’s Empowerment Capacity Development UNDP

  9. Directs and coordinates the health system among the United Nations. • leads global health matters. • Put together health research and agenda. • Setting norms and standards • Provide technical supports. World Health Organization or WHO

  10. United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. • Created to meet the needs of children in Europe and China after WWII. • Type of work they do: Child survival and development Basic education and Gender Equality child protection HIV/Aids and Children Policy Advocacy and partnerships

  11. The UN is an International organization that sustain the world. • The main focuses of the UN are peace wise, social wise, justice wise and economic Wise. • The UN is divided in many pieces, and each one of them covers an area In the world. • Almost every area of the world is covered by the United Nations. Summary Slide

  12. http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/untour/subunh.htm • http://www.un.org/sg/biography.shtml • http://www.un.org/en/aboutun/structure/index.shtml • http://www.un.org/en/mainbodies/ • http://www.un.org/en/ga/about/background.shtml • http://www.un.org/en/sc/members/ • http://www.un.org/en/sc/about/ • http://www.icj-cij.org/information/index.php?p1=7 • http://www.icj-cij.org/docket/index.php?p1=3 • http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/operations/about_us.html • http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/ourwork/overview.html • http://www.who.int/about/en/ • http://www.unicef.org/about/who/index_faq.html • http://www.unicef.org/whatwedo/index.html • .0..0.0...0.0...1c..11.img._XKBV6m_gn4&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.45645796,d.dmg&fp=3f23a0f8e8ec531d Works Cited

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