PRESENTATION ON

UNITED NATION ORGANISATION

Presented By :-

Abhishek Pandey
M.A. Pol. Sci. 2nd Sem
 About the Organization
 The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization was established on 24
October 1945 to promote international co-operation.
 A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was created
following the Second World War to prevent another such conflict.
 At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193.
 The UN Headquarters is situated in Manhattan, New York City.
 The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its
member states.
 Works in affiliation with Six official Languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French,
Russian & Spanish.
 STRUCTURE OF UN
The UN system is based on five principal organs:
 the General Assembly
 the Security Council
 the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)
 the International Court of Justice
 the UN Secretariat
 A sixth principal organ, the Trusteeship Council, suspended operations on 1
November 1994, upon the independence of Palau, the last remaining UN trustee
territory.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
 Main function:
 Assessing member countries and deciding on the budget
 The only organ where every member state is represented
 Consists of committees
 Convenes annually in September, special sessions can also be held
 Voting on important questions or recommendations on peace and security,
budgetary concerns and the election, admission, suspension or expulsion of
members – is by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting.
 Volkan Bozkır (b. 22 November 1950, Ankara) is a Turkish diplomat
and politician currently serving as the 
President of the United Nations General Assembly
THE SECURITY COUNCIL
 UN’s most powerful organ
 It deals with threats to international peace and security
 It has 15 members, 5 of which are permanent: the USA, China,
Russia, Britain and France
 Permanent members have veto power when the Council decides on
important issues
 Its powers include the establishment of peacekeeping operations, the
establishment of international sanctions, and the authorization of
military action through Security Council resolutions.
THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL
(ECOSOC)
   Central platform for debate, and innovative thinking on sustainable
development.
 The principal body for coordination, policy review, policy dialogue and
recommendations on economic, social and environmental issues, as well as
for implementation of the internationally agreed development goals.
 ECOSOC engages a wide variety of stakeholders – policymakers,
parliamentarians, academics, major groups, foundations, business sector
representatives and 3,200+ registered non-governmental organizations
 The work of the Council is guided by an issue-based approach.
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
 The principal judicial organ of the UN
 Based in the Hague, Netherlands
 Consists of 15 judges elected by the General Assembly and
Security Council
 Applies international law
 Its main functions are to settle legal disputes submitted to it by
states and to provide advisory opinions on legal questions
submitted to it
 No appeals can be made by parties to its judgment
THE UN SECRETARIAT
 Includes an international staff working in duty stations around
the world.
 Primarily has an administrative function
 The Secretary General holds office for five years per term
 Current Secretary General is António Guterres
 It services the other principal organs of the United Nations and
administers the programmes and policies laid down by them.
 The Secretariat has around 43,000 staff members around the
world
 MAIN FUNCTIONS OF UNITED
NATIONS
 The UN has 4 main purposes
• To keep peace throughout the world;
• To develop friendly relations among nations;
• To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people,
to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage
respect for each other’s rights and freedoms;
• To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve
these goals