United Nations (UN)

What is the UN? "The United Nations is central to global efforts to solve problems that challenge humanity. Cooperating in this effort are more than 30 affiliated organizations, known together as the UN system. Day in and day out, the UN and its family of organizations work to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, fight disease and reduce poverty. UN agencies define the standards for safe and efficient air travel and help improve telecommunications and enhance consumer protection. The United Nations leads the international campaigns against drug trafficking and terrorism. Throughout the world, the UN and its agencies assist refugees, set up programmes to clear landmines, help expand food production and lead the fight against AIDS."

UN Charter

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Members

General Assembly	Security Council	ECOSOC
Secretariat	Trusteeship Council	ICJ

General Assembly

President of UN General Assembly General Assembly Secretariat

Main Committees: The First Committee:Disarmament and International Security (DISEC) The Second Committee: Economic and Financial (ECOFIN) The Third Committee: Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian (SOCHUM) The Fourth Committee: Special Political and Decolonization (SPECPOL) The Fifth Committee: Administrative and Budgetary The Sixth Committee: Legal ˆBack to top of General Assemblyˆ Subsidiary Organs of the General Assembly Boards: Board of Auditors [established by GA Resolution 74 (I)] Trade and Development Board [established by GA Resolution 1995 (XIX)] United Nations Joint Staff Pension Board [established by GA Resolution 248 (III)] Executive Boards: Executive Board of the United Nations Children's Fund [established by GA Resolution 57 (I) and 48/162] Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme and of the United Nations Population Fund [established by GA Resolution 2029 (XX) and 48/162] Executive Board of the World Food Programme [established by GA Resolution 50/8] ˆBack to top of General Assemblyˆ Commissions: Disarmament Commission [established by GA Resolution 502 (VI) and S-10/2] International Civil Service Commission [established by GA Resolution 3357 (XXIX)] International Law Commission [established by GA Resolution 174 (II)] United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) [established by GA Resolution 2205 (XXI)] United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine [established by GA Resolution 194 (III)] United Nations Peacebuilding Commission [established by GA Resolution 60/180 and UN Securiy Council Resolutions 1645(2005) and 1646(2005)] Advisory Commission: Advisory Commission on the United Nations Relief And Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [established by GA Resolution 302 (IV)] ˆBack to top of General Assemblyˆ Committees: Committee for the United Nations Population Award [established by GA Resolution 36/201] Committee on Contributions [established by GA Resolution 14 (I) A] Committee against Torture [established by GA Resolution 39/46 A] Committee for Programme and Coordination [established by GA Resolution 31/93 and ECOSOC Resolution 2008 (LX)] Committee on Conferences [established by GA Resolution 43/222B] Committee on Information [established by GA Resolution 33/115 C] Committee on Relations with the Host Country [established by GA Resolution 2819 (XXVI)] Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women [established by GA Resolution 34/180 and 51/68] Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination [established by GA Resolution 2106 A (XX)] Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People [established by GA Resolution 3376 (XXX)] Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) [established by GA Resolution 1472 A (XIV)] Committee on the Rights of the Child [established by GA Resolution 44/25, 47/112 and 49/211] Consultative Committee on the United Nations Development Fund for Women [established by GA Resolution 31/133 and 39/125] Human Rights Committee [established by GA Resolution 2200 A (XXI)] United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) [established by GA Resolution 913 (X)] Ad hoc Committees: Ad Hoc Committee Established by General Assembly Resolution 51/210 [established by GA Resolution 51/210] Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [established by GA Resolution 1729 (XVI)] Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly for the Announcement of Voluntary Contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East [established by GA Resolution 1729 (XVI)] Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities [established by GA Resolution 56/168] Ad Hoc Committee on the Elaboration of a Convention Against Corruption [established by GA Resolution 55/61] Ad Hoc Committee on the Indian Ocean [established by GA Resolution 2992 (XXVII)] Ad Hoc Committee on the Scope of Legal Protection under the Convention on the Safety of United Nations and Associated Personnel [established by GA Resolution 56/89] Advisory Committees: Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions [established by GA Resolution 173 (II)] Advisory Committee on the United Nations Programme of Assistance in the Teaching, Study, Dissemination and Wider Appreciation of International Law [established by GA Resolution 2099 (XX)] Executive Committee: Executive Committee of the Programme of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [established by GA Resolution 1166 (XII)] High-level Committee: High-level Committee on the Review of Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries [established by GA Resolution 33/134] Special Committees: Special Committee on Peace-keeping Operations [established by GA Resolution 2006 (XIX)] Special Committee on the Charter of the United Nations and on the Strengthening of the Role of the Organization [established by GA Resolution 3349 (XXIX)] Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples [established by GA Resolution 1654 (XVI)] Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People and Other Arabs of the Occupied Territories [established by GA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)] ˆBack to top of General Assemblyˆ Councils & Panels: Human Rights Council [established by GA Resolution 60/251] Council of the United Nations University [established by GA Resolution 3081 (XXVIII) Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme [established by GA Resolution 2997 (XXVII)] Governing Council of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme, UN - Habitat [In General Assembly resolution 56/206, the GA decided to transform the Commission on Human Settlements to the Governing Council of the UN Human Settlements Programme, UN-Habitat. GA Resolution 32/162 states the objectives, functions and responsibilities of the Governing Council.] Panel of External Auditors of the United Nations, the Specialized Agencies and the International Atomic Energy Agency [established by GA Resolution 347 (IV) and 1438 (XIV)] ˆBack to top of General Assemblyˆ Working Groups: High-level Open-ended Working Group on the Financial Situation of the United Nations [established by GA Resolution 49/143] Working Group on the Future Operations of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women [established by GA Resolution 56/125] Working Group on the Finance of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) [established by GA Resolution 2656 (XXV)] Open-ended Ad Hoc Working Group of the General Assembly on the Integrated and Coordinated Implementation of and Follow-up to the Major United Nations Conferences and Summits in the Economic and Social Fields [established by GA Resolution 57/270] Open-ended Working Group on the Causes of Conflict and the Promotion of Durable Peace and Sustainable Development in Africa [established by GA Resolution 54/234] Open-ended Working Group on the Question of Equitable Representation on and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and Other Matters Related to the Security Council [established by GA Resolution 48/26] Open-ended Working Group to consider the objectives and agenda, including the possible establishment of the preparatory committee, for the fourth special session of the General Assembly devoted to disarmament [established by GA Resolution 57/61] Other: Joint Inspection Unit [established by GA Resolution 2150 (XXI)] United Nations Administrative Tribunal [established by GA Resolution 351 (IV)] United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea [established by GA Resolution 54/33 and 57/141] ˆBack to top of General Assemblyˆ

Security Council

Permanent Members: People's Republic of China, The French Republic, Russian Federation, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and The United States of America

Elected Members

Committees Standing Committees -- There are three committees at present, and each includes representatives of all Security Council member States. Security Council Committee of Experts Security Council Committee on Admission of New Members Security Council Committee on Council meetings away from Headquarters Ad Hoc Committees -- They are established as needed, comprise all Council members and meet in closed session. Governing Council of the United Nations Compensation Commission established by Security Council resolution 692 (1991) Committee established pursuant to resolution 1373 (2001) concerning Counter-Terrorism Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) Sanctions Committees Sanctions Committees Bureau for 2008 Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 918 (1994) concerning Rwanda Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1132 (1997) concerning Sierra Leone Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1267 (1999) concerning Al Qaida and the Taliban and associated individuals and entities Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1518 (2003) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) concerning Liberia Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1533 (2004) concerning The Democratic Republic of the Congo Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1572 (2004) concerning Côte d'Ivoire Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1591 (2005) concerning The Sudan Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1636 (2005) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) Terminated Sanctions Committees Security Council Committee established by resolution 661 (1990) concerning the situation between Iraq and Kuwait (Terminated pursuant to resolution 1483 (2003) of 22 May 2003 - see 1518 Committee above) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 748 (1992) concerning the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya (Terminated pursuant to resolution 1506 (2003) of 12 September 2003) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 864 (1993) concerning the situation in Angola (Monitoring Mechanism on Sanctions against UNITA)(Terminated pursuant to resolution 1448 (2002) of 9 December 2002). Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 985 (1995) concerning Liberia (Terminated pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001) of 7 March 2001, see above) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1343 (2001) concerning Liberia (Terminated pursuant to resolution 1521 (2003) of 22 December 2003, see above) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1160 (1998) (Terminated pursuant to resolution 1367 (2001) of 10 September 2001) Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1298 (2000) concerning the situation between Eritrea and Ethiopia (Terminated in pursuance of Presidential Statement S/PRST/2001/14 of 15 May 2001) Working Groups: Working Groups Bureau for 2008 Security Council Working Group on Peacekeeping Operations Security Council Ad Hoc Working Group on Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa Security Council Working Group established pursuant to resolution 1566 (2004) Security Council Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict Security Council Informal Working Group on General Issues of Sanctions Security Council Informal Working Group on Documentation and Other Procedural Questions Peacekeeping Operations: Since 1948 there have been 63 United Nations peace-keeping operations.  International Tribunals International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991 - established by S/RES/808 (1993) - International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY); International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States between 1 January and 31 December 1994 - established by S/RES/955 (1994). ˆBack to the top of Security Councilˆ

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)

President

Bureau

Members

Subsidiary Bodies

Functional Commissions Statistical Commission Commission on Population and Development Commission for Social Development Commission on the Status of Women Commission on Narcotic Drugs Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Commission on Science and Technology for Development Commission on Sustainable Development United Nations Forum on Forests Regional Commissions Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Standing Committees Committee for Programme and Coordination Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Committee on Negotiations with Intergovernmental Agencies Ad hoc bodies Ad hoc open-ended intergovernmental group of experts on energy and sustainable development Ad hoc Open-ended Working Group on Informatics Expert bodies composed of governmental experts Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names Expert bodies composed of members serving in their personal capacity Committee for Development Policy Committee of Experts on Public Administration Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Other related bodies International Narcotics Control Board Board of Trustees of the International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women ˆBack to the top of ECOSOCˆ

Secretariat

Executive Office of the Secretary-General (EOSG) Protocol and Liaison Services Office of the Spokesman for the Secretary-General Global Compact Office

Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) Internal Audit Divisions Monitoring, Evaluation and Consulting Division Investigations Division

Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) Office of the Legal Counsel General Legal Division Treaty Section Codification Division International Trade Law Division Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea

Department of Political Affairs (DPA) Security Council Affairs Division Electoral Assistance Division Office of the Under-Secretary-General Special Advisor on Cyprus Office of the Under-Secretary-General Special Advisor on Africa

Department for Disarmament Affairs (DDA) Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch Conventional Arms Branch Monitoring, Database and Information Branch Regional Activities

Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) Office of Operations Office of Logistics, Management and Mine Action Service Cartographic Section

Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Office of the Under-Secretary-General/Emergency Relief Coordinator Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator - Office of the Director, New York - Office of the AERC/Director and Deputy Director, Geneva Executive and Administrative Offices Donor and External Relations Section Inter-Agency Standing Committee/Executive Committee on Humanitarian Affairs (IASC/ECHA) Secretariat - Advocacy and Information Management Branch, New York - Policy Development and Studies Branch, New York - Coordination and Response Division - Internal Displacement Division, Geneva - Emergency Service Branch, Geneva

Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Office of the Under-Secretary-General Development Policy and Planning Office Financing for Development Office Office of ECOSOC Support and Coordination Office of the Special Adviser on Gender Issues and the Advancement of Women Division for the Advancement of Women Division for Sustainable Development Secretariat of the United Nations Forum on Forests Division for Social Policy and Development Division for Public Administration and Development Management Statistics Division Population Division

Department for General Assembly and Conference Management Central Planning and Co-ordination Service General Assembly and ECOSOC Affairs Division Interpretation, Meetings and Publishing Division Translation and Editorial Division - German Translation Service

Department of Public Information (DPI) News and Media Division - News Centre - UN Radio Strategic Communications Division - DPI Updates - Palestine and Decolonization Section - Information Centres Services Outreach Division - Dag Hammarskjöld Library (DHL) - United Nations CyberSchoolBus - NGO Section - Publications Service - Sales and Marketing Section

Department of Safety and Security Staff security training Travel advisories for all countries Security clearance and travel notification - iSECT

Department of Management Treasury Office of Programme Planning, Budget and Accounts - Peace-keeping Financing Division - Programme Planning and Budget Division - Accounts Division Office of Human Resources Management - Specialist Services Division - Operational Services Division - Medical Services Division Office of Central Support Services - Information Technology Services Division - Integrated Management Information System Project - Facilities and Commercial Services Division Procurement Service United Nations Postal Administration Archives and Records Management Section Travel and Transportation Section - Capital Master Plan Project

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Trusteeship Council

The Trusteeship Council suspended operation on 1 November 1994, with the independence of Palau, the last remaining United Nations trust territory, on 1 October 1994. By a resolution adopted on 25 May 1994, the Council amended its rules of procedure to drop the obligation to meet annually and agreed to meet as occasion required -- by its decision or the decision of its President, or at the request of a majority of its members or the General Assembly or the Security Council.

International Court of Justice (ICJ)- World Court

Presidency

Chambers Chamber of Summary Procedure Chambers under Article 26, paragraph 2 (ad hoc chambers) Committees Budgetary and Administrative Committee Library Committee Rules Committee

Judges ad hoc

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