socsci 1

• The UN Organization
• types of international organizations

  non-government orgs (NGOs)

  government orgs (IGOs)
• non-gov orgs (NGOs)


  works independently of any gov

  ex: international federation of red cross, pro-life ph, IBON foundation, PH alliance of human rights advocates, etc.
• gov orgs (IGOs)


  regional IGOs

  functional IGOs

  global IGOs
• regional IGOs


  orgs that deal w diverse issues at a regional level/group of countries that share common goals

  ex: European union, Africa union, north Atlantic treaty org (NATO), association of southeast asian nations (ASEAN)
• functional IGOs


  these orgs generally deal with a specific concern or issue

  ex: org of petroleum exporting countries (OPEC) - manage global oil supply
• global IGOs


  general orgs that deal with diverse issues at the global level

  ex: the un org
• creation and goals of un
• germany's attacks


  prime minister of britain and the pres of us held a secret meeting on aug 9-12 1941 to discuiss
• january 1942


  26 allied nations signed a 'declaration by the un'
• atlantic charter


  setted the stage for the establishment of the un in 1945
• orig purpose of un

  form an alliance among nations to counter the axis powers
• april 25, 1945


  nation leaders attended the un conference on international org (UNCIO) - outlined the structures and principles of the un charter
• main goals

  maintain international peace and security

  develop friendly relations among nations

  achieve international cooperation in solving international problems
• un bodies


  general assembly

  secretariat

  international court of justice

  security council

  economic and social council

  trusteeship council
• general assembly


  main policymaking body of the un; includes all members

  handles peace and security, admission of new members, and granting financial help

  elects non-permanent members of the security council, all members of the un economic and members of the social council

  selects 15 judges of the international court of justice and un secretary general
• secretariat


  serves as the chief adminisstrative office of the un

  documents reports and studies proposed budgets
• secretary-general


  acts as the chairperson of this org
• international court of justice


  universal court for international law
• security council


  ensures international peace and security

  15 members (10 elected, 5 permanent)
• 5 permanent members with veto powers

  china

  great britain

  france

  russia

  usa
• economic and social council


  encourages economic and social cooperation between states

  works with other un bodies regarding economic concerns

  operates through specialized agencies of the un: world health org (WHO), un international children's emergency fund (UNICEF), etc.
• trusteeship council


  originally created to supervise the 11 trust territories (7 from Africa, 4 from oceania)

  no longer active as territories became independent or were adopted by countries
• un on human rights
• overall sentiment of the org

  “We, the peoples of the United Nations are determined to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind.”
• preservation of peace


  focused on aft the devastation of ww 2
• october 24, 1945


  when charter of the new un org went into effect

  celebrated as un day
• december 10, 1948


  when the draft was approved as the universal declaration of human rights