UNITED NATIONS

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UNITED NATIONS

• BACKGROUND
• UN replace the League of Nation, which was formed
  at 1919 after W.W 1.
• The League was unsuccessful to prevent the
  outbreak of W.W 11.
• UN initiated byPresident Franklin Delano
  Roosevelt of the United States and PM Winston
  Churchill of Britain.
• T/fore, after W.W- 50 countries met at San
  Francisco and signed the United Charter.
• Officially existed in 24Oct 1945

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PURPOSE PRINCIPLE

• Maintain the international peace and security
• Encourage the co-operation and friendly
  relationship
• Protects human rights irrespective of colour,
  sex, race and language.
• UN members have to fulfill in good faith their
  charter obligation.
• Settle any disputes by peaceful way.
• UN resp to ensure, the non members also follow
  the principle of UN

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6 major organs in UN

• 1- The General Assembly
• - Represents by 185 member states and each has
  one vote.
• Almost the same as the world Parliament.
• Will be held once a year.
• 2- The economics and social council
• 54 members elected 3 years term by G.A.
• To promote higher standards of living, find
  solution to solve problems in economy and social
  Promote Universal respect, human rights and
  fundamental freedom of all.

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• 3- The security Council
• 15 members and 5 of these are permanent members.
• All the permanent members have veto power.
• Resp. to settle any disputes by peaceful means.
• 4- The trusteeship council
• Its tasks is supervising the administration of
  trust territories to ensure those non-independent
  countries is well administered.
• 5 permanent members of Security council.

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• 4- International Court of Justice
• Known as World Court and the tasks are to settle
  any disputes between the members and giving
  advisory opinion to the UN.
• Consisted of 15 judges who are elected by G.A and
  S.C
• All trial will be held in Hague, Netherlands.
• 5- The secretariat
• To serves all the organs of UN.
• Lead by Sec-General
• Around 8,900 staffs in New York and all over the
  world.

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MALAYSIA IN The UN

• 1965 and 1989- was elected as a member of
  Security Council.
• Malaysia stands for human rights in United
  nation- ex.- Tibet people, Palestinian, apartheid
  system in S. Africa.
• Drug issue- 1987 Dr Mahathir was elected as a
  Chairperson of Intl. Drug Conf.
• Antarctica issues and PM pointed out that
  Antarctica and its natural resources were part of
  human heritage and should be put under a wider
  group of countries.
• Peace keeping efforts.

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Benefits that Msia gains

• Health- WHO- overcome diseases and ilness
• Food- FOA and IFDA- increase a food production by
  encouraging technical and agricultural
  development.
• Econ.science and education- UNESCO sent its
  scientist in helping Msia to do research in this
  area.
• World Bank- helped Malaysia to develop after
  independence.