the united nations predecessor: league of nations 1919 icj, ilo, unhcr, who, unesco
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The United Nations
• Predecessor: League of Nations• 1919• ICJ, ILO, UNHCR, WHO, UNESCO
Purpose
• Maintain international peace and security
• Develop friendly relations between nations
• Cooperation on international problems• Centre for harmonising actions of nations
in attaining the goals of the organisation
Principles
• National sovereignty• Sovereign equality of all members• Peaceful means• Commitment to the UN – assistance
Structure
• Six principal organs– General Assembly– Security Council– Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC)– Trusteeship Council (no longer in use)– International Court of Justice– Secretariat
General Assembly
General Assembly
• Main deliberative body• All member nations• Simple majority• Recommendations on international issues• Elect members of the Security Council
Security Council
• 15 members• 5 permanent, right to veto• Maintenance of international peace and
security• States obliged to implement decisions• Ceasefire, peacekeeping forces, military
observers
Model UN
Model United Nations
• Simulation of the United Nations• General Assembly Committees– Disarmament and International Security– Economic and Financial– Social and Humanitarian– Special Political and Decolonisation
• Security Council
Goal
• Be a nation• Discuss a given topic• Negotiate a solution
Procedure
• Debates in committees/Security Council– Unmoderated Caucus– Moderated caucus– Formal debate
• GA plenary session
Rules
• You must represent your nation• Formalities– Dress code– Formal speech
Balloon debate!
• You are all in a sinking balloon. • The only way for some to survive, is to throw
someone out.• You must argue your case for staying.
Questions?