United Nations and Its Organs
US President Franklin D Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in the Atlantic Ocean and decided to prevent the world from any type of war and to maintain collective peace and security throughout the world. So, a treaty called ' Atlantic Charter' was signed in the Atlantic Ocean. This note talks about United Nations Organization and its organs.
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US President Franklin D Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in the Atlantic Ocean and decided to prevent the world from any type of war and to maintain collective peace and security throughout the world. So, a treaty called ' Atlantic Charter' was signed in the Atlantic Ocean. This note talks about United Nations Organization and its organs.
Things to Remember
- To maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations with nations, to promote human and fundamental rights and to be the centre for harmonizing the actions of nations are the objectives of UNO.
- The UNO has 6 organs. They are The Secretariat, General Assembly, Security Council, International Court of Justice, Trusteeship Council and Economic and Social Council.
- Ban Ki Moon is the Secretary General of South Korea. His tenure is 5 years.
- General Assembly is the biggest UN organ which passes the budget and approves policy and program for UNO.
- Veto power is the special right given to the five permanent members of the security council of UNO who can reject any decision made by General Assembly.
- Economic and Social Council is a non-profitable organ which works for social, economic and humanitarian areas in the world.
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United Nations and Its Organs
United Nations Organization
US President Franklin D Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill met in the Atlantic Ocean and decided to prevent the world from any type of war and to maintain collective peace and security throughout the world. So, a treaty called ' Atlantic Charter' was signed in the Atlantic Ocean.
4 years after the treaty was signed, on 24th October 1945 , 15 countries formally established UNO which headquarter is in New York, USA.
Objectives of UNO
- To maintain international peace and security.
- To develop friendly relations with nations on the basis of respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of people.
- To cooperate in international, social, cultural, economic, human rights and to promote human and fundamental rights.
- To be the center for harmonizing the actions of nations in attainment of achieving goal
Principles of UNO
- Based on the sovereign equality of all its members.
- All the members should fulfill the charter of the organization.
- They should settle their differences by peaceful means.
- They are obliged to give all their support to the UN
- It cannot intervene in domestic jurisdiction of any nation.
Organs of the UNO
The UNO has 6 organs. They are:
- The Secretariat,
- General Assembly,
- Security Council,
- International Court of Justice,
- Trusteeship Council,
- Economic and Social Council.
Lesson
International Relation. Peace And Co-operation
Subject
Social Studies
Grade
Grade 10
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