1. Abby Manring, Hannah Oltman, Scottie Martin, Anvita Panajkar
United Nations
Abby Manring, Hannah Oltman, Scottie Martin, Anvita Panajkar

2. Structure of the organization
Permanent 5 US
China
Russia GB
France
Non members
Kosovo
Palestine
Taiwan
Vatican City

3. 5 organizations General Assembly Security Council
The Secretariat(secretary general) is appointed by the General assembly(also the head of the UN).
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
Defunct Trusteeship Council
International court of Justice

4. António Guterres - the ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations.

5. Aims & Practices The UN has goals in the following sections:
Maintain International Peace and Security
Protect Human Rights
Deliver Humanitarian Aid
Promote Sustainable Development
Uphold International Law

6. EFFECTIVENESS Declaration of Human Rights The UN CHARTER
General Assembly Resolutions

7. Effects - Global
Peace
16 peacekeeping operations
UN Peacebuilding Commission
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Economics
UN Development Program (UNDP)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Social
Improving literacy and education
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Sent 69 peacekeeping and observer missions to the world’s trouble spots to allow many countries to recover from conflict
UN Peacebuilding Commission- brings together international donors, international financial institutions, governments and troop-contributing countries, helps marshal resources, proposes actions for peacebuilding and recovery
IAEA- world’s nuclear inspector
UN operations contribute more to the quality of peace where it is than the long existence of peace. These peace organizations have positive short term effects only.
UNDP- reduce poverty, promote good governance, address crisis, preserve environment
IFAD- helping men and women to sell more food, increasing their incomes
UNCTAD- helps developing countries negotiate trade agreements preferential treatment for exports
Literacy and Education- Goal: raise global adult female literacy rate and ensure that all girls complete primary and secondary school, all children complete primary school
UNESCO- encourages scholarly and scientific cooperation, protecting cultural heritage and promoting cultural expression (including of minorities and indigenous people)

8. Effects- Global
Environment
UN Environment Program (UNEP)
Providing safe drinking water
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
International Law
UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Prosecuting war criminals
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
Health
Joint UN Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
Fighting tropical diseases (Guinea-worm disease, leprosy, schistosomiasis)
Universal Immunization
UNEP- seeking solutions to climate change and helping countries to cope with climate change
UN is an international forum for building consensus and negotiating agreements (so it is tackling global issues like ozone depletion)
Stockholm- banning toxic chemicals
UNODC- reduces supply and demand of illegal drugs; combating international crime
War criminals- UN has helped to expand international humanitarian and international criminal law dealing with genocide and other international law violations
ICJ- helps solve international territorial questions and diplomatic relations
UNAIDS- coordinates global action of epidemic

9. Effects - Local
Peace
Clearing landmines in countries/territories like Afghanistan, Colombia, Libya, Sudan
Preventing genocide: tribunals for Yugoslavia and Rwanda and UN supported courts for Cambodia
Combating secual violence: Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Economics
Focus on African development (New Partnership for Africa’s Development)
Human Rights
Promoting Women’s Rights: World Conference in Beijing set agenda for promoting gender equality
Ending apartheid in South Africa
Fostering democracy: UN assisted elections in Afghanistan, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Iraq, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Sudan
Sexual violence- an estimated women were raped during Civil War in Syria-SGPRSVC implements laws that criminalize sexual violence
Africa- General Assembly endorsed in 2002 as the main framework for channelling international support for Africa

10. Effects- Local Disaster victims- UN mobilizes assistance to victims
International Law
UN tribunals established for Yugoslavia and Rwanda have helped expand international humanitarian and international criminal law
Health
Helping disaster victims
Disaster victims- UN mobilizes assistance to victims

11. Case Study - Maintain International Peace & Security
1949: United Nations Military Observer Group in India & Pakistan (UNMOGIP) - Kashmir Conflict
GOAL: supervise ceasefire between India & Pakistan in the territory of Jammu & Kashmir
1971: UNMOGIP returned following renewed hostilities
India made a representation to the UN requesting international aid in bringing about cessation of hostilities.

12. Case Study - Protect Human Rights
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)

13. Case Study - Deliver Humanitarian Aid
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) International Monetary Fund (IMF) World Health Organization (WHO) International Red Cross World Food Programme (WFP)

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