The United Nations

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The United Nations

• I. Goals
• 1. Prevent Future Wars
• 2. Restore Human Rights
• 3. Establish International Law
• 4. Promote Social Progress

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II. How the UN works
The United Nations International Court of
Justice, sometimes referred to as the World
Court, has headquarters in the Peace Palace of
The Hague, Netherlands. Industrialist and
philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who believed that
war was humanitys greatest evil, donated funds
to build the Peace Palace for the arbitration of
international disputes.

• 1. General Assembly
• a. Talk over problems
• 2. Security Council
• a. Take action against threats
• b. 5 permanent members
• -U.S.A, Russia, Great Britain,
• France, China
• 3. International Court of Justice
• a. Cases of International Law

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• 4. Economic and Social Council
• a. Help Nations solve major problems
• -World Health Org. (WHO)
• -disease control
• -Food Agricultural Org. (FAO)
• -world hunger
• -UN international Childrens Relief
  Fund
• -UNICEF

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• 5. Trusteeship Council
• a. Look after former colonies
• 6. Secretariat
• a. Arrange meetings
• b. Publish information
• -interact with media