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1. United Nations  and its Organizations Ajitha A PGT Political Science

2. Why International Organisations?   Help with matters  of war and peace.  Help countries to co-operate.  To discuss contentious issues and find peaceful    solutions.

3. Evolution of the UN    Successor to League of Nations.  January 1st ,1942 the name " UNITED NATIONS" coined  by President Franklin .D. Roosevelt  During Second World War

4. Formation of UN- A Timeline

5. Headquarters of UN Newyork, United States

6. UN -Logo Emblem Designer –Oliver Lincoln Lundquist Olive Branches – Symbol of PEACE World Map-PEOPLE AND COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD (Organization in its quest to attain world peace) Adopted on Dec.7th 1946 .BLUE & WHITE –Official colors of UN

7. UN FLAG Designer –Donal Mc Laughlin (emblem only) Proportion –2:3 or 3:5 "UN Blue " was chosen as an integral part of the visual identity of the organization. Blue represents PEACE in opposition to WAR.

8. Members of UN Set up of organization through the signing of the UNITED NATIONS CHARTER by 51 states. India joined on October 24th 1945. Currently 193 member states. The Republic of South Sudan is the 193rd member, joined on July 14th 2011.

9.   UN -Objectives   Maintain peace and security. Prevent international conflict. Facilitate co-operation among states. Stop conflicts among states, escalating in to war. Social & Economic development of countries all over the world.

10. Principal Organs

11. UN- General Assembly Representative of all 193 members ,each with one vote. Major decisions require a two thirds majority ; otherwise a simple majority. Decisions not binding on UN Members. Headquarters :New York ,US President : Volkan Bozkir

12. General Assembly

13. Security Council Primary responsibility is to maintain international peace and security. Five Permanent Members with VETO power Ten non-permanent members for two year terms by the General Assembly (with end of the term year )

14. Permanent Members of UN Security Council

15. Non –Permanent Members Belgium (2020)  Dominican Republic (2020), Estonia (2021) Germany (2020) Indonesia (2020) Niger (2021)  Saint Vincent and Grenadines (2021)  South Africa (2020), Tunisia (2021) Viet Nam (2021).

16. Security Council Headquarters –New York

17. India, which has been elected as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, will serve as the president of the powerful 15-nation UN body for the month of August, 2021. The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the member states' names. India in UN Security Council

18. Secretariat International staff servicing the other principal organs. Headed by Secretary General Head is appointed by General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council for a five year renewable term.

19. UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres Since 1st Jan.2017

20. International Court of Justice Based in the Hague ,Netherlands. Fifteen judges elected for a term of nine years by absolute majority in Both the General Assembly and the Security Council.

21. ICJ

22. Economic and Social Council 54 Seats based on geographical representation. Member states elected by the General Assembly for overlapping three year terms.

23. Headquarters at New York

24. Trusteeship Council Suspended on 1st Nov 1994 with the independence of Palau, the last UN Territory

25. Test Your Knowledge Who was the first Secretary General of UNO ? In which year was the UNO awarded the Nobel Peace Prize ? How many official languages does the UN have ? Who was the first Indian to be the President of UN General Assembly ?

26. Answers Trygve Lie 2001 6 (Arabic ,Chinese, English, French, Russian ,Spanish ) Smt .Vijayalakshmi Pandit

27. Thank you