The United Nations The basics of understanding the U.N.

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U.N. Organization U.N. General Assembly –One nation, one vote U.N. Security Council –5 permanent, 10 rotating members U.N. Secretariat –Administrative organizations

U.N. General Assembly One nation, one vote No way to enforce decisions Has moral authority only

U.N. Security Council 5 Permanent members with veto power –United States –China –France –Russian Federation –United Kingdom Why these 5?? –Big 5 allied countries after WWII

Nuclear Weapons All 5 permanent powers have nukes Other countries with nukes: –Israel – 1967 (they don’t admit it) –India – 1974 –Pakistan – 1998 –North Korea – 2006

U.N. Security Council, II 10 Rotating members without veto power Security Council can enforce its decisions

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon –From South Korea Next door to North Korea Oversees U.N. Administration U.N. Sec. Generals come from different continents –Asia, Africa, etc.

U.N. Secretariat Many international organizations Peacekeeping –Peacekeepers around the world UNICEF –United Nations Children’s Fund And many others

Peacekeepers U.N. has over 100,000 Peacekeepers around the world Most come from poor countries –India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Jordan Stationed in 18 places around the world

U.N. Accomplishments 1948 – Creates Israel 1950 – Authorizes the Korean War –Soviets boycotted the Security Council 1991 – Authorizes 1 st Gulf War