United Nations

Agenda
• Background

• Creation

• Bodies

• Agencies

• Programs and
Funds
 Background
• League of Nations: Aimed to avoid
conflicts or stop them

• USA was not member

• Failed to stop the IIWW

• Desire of an International body that

could stop wars

• Roosevelt and Churchill created a

military union against the Nazi regime

• April 1945: Post war organization

 Fundation
• October 24th, 1945: Foundation of the UN with 51
members

• 6 main bodies of the UN

 General Assembly
• All member countries participate (2 non
member Vatican, Palestine)

• Meets annually in September

• “Lower Chamber”

• Decide Budget

• Approve New Members

• Vote for the Secretariat General

• Debates issues on security, diplomacy,

developing countries

• Single vote per country

• Legislative power
SECRETARIAT
 Secretariat
• Administrative Head of the UN

• UN Secretary General

• Administration of the bodies of

the UN

• 5 years term

• Represents the UN abroad (public

face)

• Administrative Power António Guterres

UN Secretary General
 Important Offices of the
Secretariat

Mark Lowcock (UK)

Michelle Bachelet (Chile)

 Security Council
• Prevent conflicts

• Promote peace by diplomacy or sanctions

• 5 Permanent Members: China, UK, USA, Russia,

France

• 10 non permanent members = elected by the General

Assembly for 2 years (per region: Africa, Asia-Pacific,
Eastern Europe, Latin America and Caribe and
Western Europe and Others)

• Pass binding resolutions and votes potential military

actions (Korea)

• Peace keeping forces

• Veto Power

• Legislative
 International Court of
Justice
• Arbitrates disputes between
nations

• Hold international trials

against dictators and Human
Rights abusser

• 15 judges (per region)

• Judicial body
International Criminal Court
 Economic and Social
Council
• Works to improve living standard
and promote Human Rights

• Helping developing country

• Specialize agencies :
Autonomous organizations
working with the UN to
coordinate its machinery at
intergovernmental level

• 12 specialized agencies: Highly

technical

• Policy Body
• UN agency dealing with labour
problems , international labour
standards, social protection and
work opportunities

• Pursue decent work and justice for

workers and providing technical
assistance to developing nations

• Can’t impose sanctions to

governements
• Food and Agriculture
Organization

• Aim to raise levels of nutrition

and standards of living; secure
improvements in food
production and distribution;
better the conditions of rural
people and; contribute toward
an expanding world economy
and ensure freedom from
hunger.
• The UN Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)

• Aims to promote peace and

security by the collaboration
among nations through
education, science and culture.

• Five major programs: Education,

natural sciences, social/human
sciences, culture and
communication/informatics
• The nternational Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO),

• Its in charged of developing

principles and techniques of
international air navigation, and
fostering the planning and
development of international air
transport to ensure the safe and
orderly growth of international
civil aviation throughout the
world.
• The attainment by all peoples of
the highest possible level of
health

• Eradication of communicable
diseases

• Mitigation of the effects of non-

communicable diseases
• The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

• Aims to promote industrial development and international industrial

cooperation.

• Aspires to reduce poverty through sustainable industrial

development, flourishing productive sectors, increase participation
in international trade and to safeguard their environment.
International
Telecommunication
Union
Trusteeship Council
 Trusteeship Council
• Created 1945 to help
developing territories and
dependencies

• Help the independence of

nations and
decolonization

• 1994 suspension after the

Independence of Palau

• Defunct body
United Nations Programs
and Funds
 Programs and Funds
• Focus on a specific, technical
area of work

• Perform on-the-ground projects

• Work with committees of UN

Member States

• Receive donations from

different actors

• Voluntary contributions from

Member States
Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Narcotic Drugs
 Population and Development
United Nations Population Fund
 United Nations Conference on Trade and
Development

Social Development
United Nations Development Program

United Nations Children’s Fund

Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS

Sustainable Development
Refugees Agencies
United Nations High Commission United Nations Relief and Works
for Refugees Agency for Palestinian Refugees