CONTEMPORARY GLOBAL GOVERNANCE

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  • 1919- Established under the treaty of versailles, the league of nations.
  • League of Nations- Existed as the premier organization for international cooperations.
  • The league of nation had 58 members in the 1930s
  • United Nations- coined by united states president Franklin D. Roosevelt.
  • United Nation six official Languages- Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish
  • Contemporary Global Governance- Refers to the entirely regulations put forward with reference to solving specific denationalized problems or providing transnational common goods.
  • 1945- The united nations is an international organization founded.
  • It is currently made up of 193 member state.
  • The main organs of the united nations- General assembly, Security council, Economic and social council, Trusteeship council, International Court of justice, UN Secretariat (UN..Org)
  • General Assembly- The main deliberative organ of the united nations: all member states are represented equally. In the assembly, each nation, large or small, has one vote
  • Security Council- Responsible for maintaining peace and security. Does not hold regular meetings.
  • Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)- The central body for coordinating the economic and social work of the United Nations and the UN system.
  • Trusteeship Council- assigned to supervise the administration of II trust territories-former colonies or dependent territories.
  • International Court of Justice (ICJ)- the UN's main judicial organ. Also known as "world court", assumed its functions in 1946.
  • UN Secretariat- carries out the day-to-day work of the organization. It is made up of an international staff working at UN headquarters in NewYork.
  • THE ROLE OF UNITED NATIONS- maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, deliver humanitarian aid, promote sustainable development, uphold international law