United Nations

UN Charter

The UN’s charter established six distinct bodies that serve different functions:

The General Assembly
The Security Council
The Secretariat
The Economic and Social Council
The International Court of Justice
The Trusteeship Council

United Nations

League of Nations - 14 Points - [1920]

Argentina
Australia
Belgium
Bolivia
British
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
El Salvador
France
Greece
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
India
Italy
Liberia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Norway
Panama
Paraguay
Persia/Iran
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Siam
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Uruguay
Venezuela
Yugoslavia
Austria
Bulgaria
Finland
Luxembourg
Albania
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Hungary
Ireland
Ethiopia
Dominican Republic
Mexico
Turkey
Iraq
Soviet Union
Afghanistan
Ecuador

[1945] United Nations: UN Charter - Chronological

There are 5 Permanent Members and 10 Members Elected for 2 year terms

US (North America)
Britain (Europe: Western Countries)
France (Europe: Western Countries)
Russia (Asia: Eastern Countries)
China (Asia: Eastern Countries)
10 Members Elected for 2 year terms

Permanent Observer Mission

Switzerland (Neutral)
North Pole (Neutral)
South Pole (Neutral)

UN Rotations:

[1945-1946] Europe (England)
[1946-1953] Europe (Norway)
[1953-1961] Europe (Sweden)
[1961-1971] Asia (Myanmar)
[1972-1981] Europe (Austria)
[1982-1991] South America (Peru)
[1992-1996] Middle East (Egypt)
[1996-2006] Africa (Ghana)
[2006-2012] Asia (South Korea)
[1945-1946] Europe (England)
[1946-1953] Europe (Norway)
1946: UN Secretary General Trygve Lie (Norway)
1948 - UN Human Rights - Declaration of Human Rights
1948 - October 24 - United Nations Day
[1953-1961] Europe (Sweden)
1953: UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold (Sweden)
[1961-1971] Asia (Myanmar)
1961: UN Secretary General U Thant (Burma/Myanmar)
[1972-1981] Europe (Austria)
1972: UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim (Austria)
[1972] UN University - Established 1972
1976 - America Centennial (200 years)
[1982-1991] South America (Peru)
1982: UN Secretary Javier Perez de Cuellar (Peru)
[1992-1996] Middle East (Egypt)
1992: UN Secretary Boutros Boutros Ghali (Egypt)
[1996-2006] Africa (Ghana)
1997: UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (Ghana)
2000 - America Explorers (500 years)
2000 - UN Charter - Census
[2006-2012] Asia (South Korea)
2007: UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon (Korea)
- 2007 - Second inter-Korean summit – UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon – in Korea has participated in UN peacekeeping in Somalia, India, Pakistan, Liberia, Burundi, Sudan, Georgia, East Timor, Lebanon, Afghanistan, and Iraq
2016: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres (Portugal)
2016 - United Nations Human Rights Council released a non-binding resolution condemning intentional disruption of internet access by governments. The resolution reaffirmed that "the same rights people have offline must also be protected online". Recent practice of the UN treaty-based bodies indicates growing interest in ensuring access to the Internet.
2020 - League of Nations - (100 years)

The creation of the first UN the international Organization of American States (April 30, 1948) had 35 members and 40 observers

United Nation's Day: Making of NATO and the UN: International Awareness - The victory and ending of WWII.

APAN: Asia with US, Korea (North and South), China, Japan, Russia.

Millennial Generation (2000)

UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)

To eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
To achieve universal primary education
To promote gender equality and empower women
To reduce child mortality
To improve maternal health
To combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases
To ensure environmental sustainability
To develop a global partnership for development

The United Nations University (UNU) is the academic and research arm of the United Nations. Headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, with diplomatic status

UN Universities

UN University - Established 1972

Established: December 1972; 47 years ago
Campus: Urban
Doctoral students: 105 (2017)
Students: 335 (2017)