1. United Nations

2. History of U.N. Headquarters= NYC Leader= Ban Ki-moon
Created in 1945 after WWII
International organization:
Law
Security
Economic development
Headquarters= NYC
Leader= Ban Ki-moon

3. Security Council Most powerful section of U.N.
Purpose= maintain peace and security between nations
Five Permanent members
U.S.
China
France
Great Britain
Russia
Veto power

4. Joining the U.N. Peaceful nation Have met requirements of U.N. charter
Confirmed by U.N. General Assembly

5. Human Rights and the U.N. Declaration of Human Rights- 1948
Basic view of Human Rights
Eleanor Roosevelt helped write Declaration
A standard for countries, not legally binding

6. Other U.N. Duties
Helps provide food, water, and other supplies to nations in need
Helps run elections for developing democracies- Afghanistan
International Criminal Tribunal- Rwanda and Yugoslavia
Food for Oil program=

7. NATO

8. NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Headquarters in Brussels, Belgium
Alliance system
Created in 1949
Response to Soviet power
Warsaw Pact

9. Member States

10. Actions of NATO 1968- Nuclear Proliferation Treaty
1994- First use of NATO Forces= Bosnia
1999- Kosovo War

11. Future of NATO
Necessity????
Benefit to U.S.????
$$$$$$$
Conflict with EU
Own security force and alliance system????