United Nations Assignment

by:Samuel Obeng
United Nations Origins and Goals
● The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the
Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international
peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and
promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.
● The main goal was to maintain international peace and security, develop
friendly relations among nations and promote social progress, better living
standards and human rights.
United Nations Headquarters
Four of the five principal organs are located at the main UN Headquarters in New
York City.
What Councils Make Up the United Nations?
The Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council,
the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat all make up the United
Nations councils
How the United Nations Operate + Security Council
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The UN operates by working to prevent conflict; helping parties in conflict make
peace; peacekeeping; and creating the conditions to allow peace to hold and
flourish.

The UN Security Council has the primary responsibility for international peace and
security. There are 15 members and the main 5 permanent members are China,
France, the Russian federation, the United Kingdom, and the United States. These
are the permanent members because these members were the victors of World
War II. The ten non-permanent are Estonia, India, Ireland, Kenya, Mexico, Niger,
Norway, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
What Countries Get A Veto Over All Proposals And
Why?
All five permanent members get the most veto power because they are the most
powerful countries at that time and because of their WW2 victories.
How are resolutions passed in the UN?
A United Nations General Assembly Resolution is a decision or declaration voted
on by all member states of the United Nations in the General Assembly. General
Assembly resolutions usually require a simple majority (50 percent of all votes plus
one) to pass.
United Nations Committees
First Committee (Disarmament & International Security)

Second Committee (Economic & Financial)

Third Committee (Social, Humanitarian & Cultural)

Fourth Committee (Special Political & Decolonization)

Fifth Committee (Administrative & Budgetary)

Sixth Committee (Legal)

What does it cost the United States to be a part of
the United Nations?
The United States pays for an average of 22 percent of the United Nations budget,
which is the most contribution out of every single nation on Earth.

What has been the greatest achievement of the

United Nations to date?
The UN has been active in peacekeeping operations, especially since the 1990s.
The organization won the Nobel Peace Prize for its peacekeeping efforts in 1988.
A UN climate conference in 2015 produced the Paris Agreement. Signed by nearly
two hundred nations, the accord seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Do you think the United Nations should be kept or
abolished and why?
I believe the United Nations should be kept in power as long as they are actively
doing things to actually help progress other nations. Some may argue against it
saying that there are power imbalances and that the UN haven’t actually done
what they have been created for, and if that is the case, I believe it should be
abolished because what is it actually doing?