1. The United Nations

2. History Established on October 24, 1945 192 current members
50 Original Members
192 current members
~195 fully independent countries in the world
Vatican City, Kosovo, Taiwan not members

3. Goals World Peace International desire to prevent another world war
“The United Nations is designed to make possible lasting freedom and independence for all its members”
~Harry S. Truman

4. Organization General Assembly Security Council Secretariat
International Court of Justice
Economic and Social Council
Specialized Institutions

5. General Assembly Representatives of every member nation
Each rep gets one vote
“Important questions” require 2/3 majority for approval
recommendations on peace and security
election of members to organs
admission, suspension, and expulsion of members
budgetary matters

6. Security Council
Members confer on the Security Council primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security, and agree that in carrying out its duties under this responsibility the Security Council acts on their behalf... The Members of the United Nations agree to accept and carry out the decisions of the Security Council in accordance with the present Charter.

7. SC Organization 5 permanent members GB, Russia, China, France, U.S
Hold veto power

8. 10 elected members from general assembly
2 yr term
Angola, Chad, Jordan, Chile, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain, Venezuela
Often put in uncomfortable positions – ex – France vs US in 2003
Russia vs. Everyone 2012
Important matters require 9 votes

9. The Security Council may decide what measures not involving the use of armed force are to be employed to give effect to its decisions, and it may call upon the Members of the United Nations to apply such measures. These may include complete or partial interruption of economic relations and of rail, sea, air, postal, telegraphic, radio, and other means of communication, and the severance of diplomatic relations.

10. Should the Security Council consider that measures provided for in Article 41 would be inadequate or have proved to be inadequate, it may take such action by air, sea, or land forces as may be necessary to maintain or restore international peace and security. Such action may include demonstrations, blockade, and other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.

11. SC enforces its decisions
Economic pressures
Sever diplomatic ties
Use of force
Demonstrations
Blockade
Other operations by air, sea, or land forces of Members of the United Nations.

12. Coalition forces
All member nations contribute

13. Secretariat
Bureaucracy
Day-to-day business
Keeps UN running

14. Secretary-General Purpose Current position held by Ban Ki-moon
5 yr term
Can be vetoed by permanent member of SC
Can personally mediate disputes
Brings matters before SC
Current position held by Ban Ki-moon
Republic of Korea

15. Economic and Social Council
54 elected members
Handles economic issues and social matters

16. International Court of Justice
15 judges elected by General Assembly
Nations bring cases against other nations
Oversee territories
Those taken in WWII
Last became a nation or part of nation in 1994

17. Current Peace Keeping Missions
Africa
Republic of South Sudan
Asia and the Pacific
Timor
Cote d’Ivoire
India and Pakistan
Abyei
Afghanistan
Liberia
Europe
Western Sahara
Cyprus
Congo
Kosovo
Americas
Middle East
Haiti
Lebanon