TCW LESSON 8

• The Security Council (SC) - It is called “the Power House” of the UN, it has the power to make legally binding resolutions.
• The Secretariat General is the head of the Secretariat. He is called the “Watchdog of the UN”
• The International Court of Justice (ICJ) - It is the chief judicial body of the UN. It is also called “the World Court.”
• INGO (International Non-Governmental Organizations) - are generally private, voluntary organizations whose members are individuals or a group of people.
• The Trusteeship Council - The main goals is were to promote the advancement of the inhabitants of Trust Territories and their progressive

  development towards self-government or independence.
• The UN Charter established six principal organs in 1945.
• The Security Council (SC) - is the executive body and the most potent organ of the UN.
• The Secretariat - the administrative organ of the UN.
• Permanent Members of the UN: USA, UK, Russia, France, China
• UN - it is today’s most prominent international organization.
• Global Governance - it is the key
• The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - Its primary objective is to advance the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development.
• The Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) - has the authority, along with the General Assembly, to call International Conferences and to consult with nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).
• The UN charter - It has a Preamble, 19 Chapters and 111 Articles which explain the purposes, principles, organs, and operating methods of the UN.
• NGOs are created to solve specific issue.
• WHO (World Health Organization) - Its primary role is to direct international health within the United Nations' system and to lead partners in global health responses. It also works to strengthen healthcare systems in every country so that all citizens can stay healthy and live longer, happier lives.
• THE CHARTER - It is the Constitution of the United Nations Organization (UNO). It was made in October 1944 by the Dumbarton Oaks (Washington DC) Conference.
• The Philippines played a prominent role in the GA’s early years when Filipino diplomat Carlos P. Romulo was elected GA president from 1949-1950.
• The General Assembly - the highest deliberative organ of the UN. It is also called the World Parliament of Nations.
• International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) - Examples are: Greenpeace (environmental group), World Wild Fund (wild animal

  protection group), Amnesty International (human rights group).
• International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) - It is formed by States.
• International Governmental Organizations (IGOs) - States come together to form an organization, and they establish a structure based on a formal instrument of agreement.
• The General Assembly - Each member state sends five representatives to it but each state has only one vote.
• UN Charter - It lays down the rules which govern the organization and functions of the UNO and all its organs.
• United Nation - It is currently made up of 193 Member States.
• United States - the primary venue and formal arrangement for global

  governance involving states and non-state actors.
• Global Governance - it is the formal and informal arrangements

  that produce a degree of order and collective action above the state in the absence of a global government.
• The Trusteeship Council - Its task is to supervise the administration

  of Trust Territories placed under the International Trusteeship System.
• UNICEF - works for children’s rights, their survival, development and protection. works to ensure all children, everywhere in the world, enjoy the same human rights.
• The International Court ofJustice (ICJ) - It consists of 15 judges who are

  elected by the General Assembly on the recommendations of the UN

  Security Council; each judge of ICJ holds a tenure of 9 years.
• The Security Council - It is made up of 15 members out of whom 5 are permanent members or the P5, each with a veto power. These are the USA, Russia, China, France and United Kingdom.
• UNESCO - Its role is to promote international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication and information. UNESCO is working to make sure all children in the world have the opportunity go to school. It also helps protect special cultural and natural places around the world by giving them World Heritage status.
• WFP (World Food Programme) - The largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger. It feeds over 90 million people a year, saving the lives of those affected by conflict and natural disasters.