United Nations
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- Economic and social council
- concerned with trade/transport
- security council
- five permanent members: China, France, Russia, UK, US. Perm. Mem. can veto resolutions
- General assembly
- central organ of UN, every nation can speak up and be heard on an matter, meets third tuesday of september
- trusteeship council
- people from trusteeship council go to disputed territories
- international court of justice
- main UN organ for handing down legal judgements. only countries not individuals can take cases before the court
- who are the members of the UN
- all peace loving countries, only Taiwan and Holy see are not members, 192 members
- secretary general
- the cheif officer of the UN, only 8 secretary generals since the UN was organized (current one is Ban KI-moon)
- how is the UN organized
- General assembly, Security council, economic and social council, trusteeship council, international court of justice, secratariat
- the secretariat
- carries out day to day operations by the secretary general
- four main purposes of the UN
- tho keep peace throughout the world, to devolope friendly relations among nations to work together to help poor people live better lives
- what languages does the UN speak
- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russain, and Spanish