United Nations (pinyin: Lián héguó；; ; English: The United Nations (UN) is an international organization established after the Second World War, which is composed of sovereign countries.
1945, 10 10 On October 24th, the Charter of the United Nations was signed in San Francisco, marking the formal establishment of the United Nations. The United Nations is committed to promoting cooperation among countries in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights and world peace.
Headquartered in the United Nations Headquarters in new york, USA. At present, * * * has 193 member countries, including 39 in Asia, 54 in Africa, 28 in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, 23 in Western Europe, 33 in Latin America, North America and Oceania 16, including all internationally recognized sovereign countries, and 2 observer countries (Vatican and Palestine).
The five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council are the United States, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the French Republic and People's Republic of China (PRC).
The chief executive of the United Nations is the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and antonio guterres is currently the chief executive. ?
The United Nations has six working languages, namely English, French, Russian, Chinese, Arabic and Spanish.
The United Nations plays a very active role in maintaining world peace, easing international tensions, resolving regional conflicts, coordinating international economic relations and promoting economic, scientific and cultural cooperation and exchanges among countries in the world.
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The purpose of the United Nations:
Maintain world peace; Developing friendly relations between countries; Help all countries work together to improve the lives of the poor, fight hunger, disease and illiteracy, and encourage respect for each other's rights and freedoms; Become a center to coordinate the actions of all countries and achieve the above goals.
Principal organs of the United Nations:
Headquarters:
The United Nations is headquartered in new york, USA, and has a European office in Geneva.
United Nations assembly
The United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative, supervisory and review body of the United Nations. It is composed of all Member States. The General Assembly also plays an important role in setting standards and codifying international law. The General Assembly holds regular sessions from September to 65438+February every year, and then meets as needed. ?
Security Council:
The duty of the UN Security Council is to maintain peace and security between countries. Other principal organs of the United Nations only have the right to make "recommendations" to Member States, while the Security Council has the right to make mandatory resolutions. According to Article 25 of the Charter, Member States must accept and implement these resolutions.
Security Council resolutions are called United Nations Security Council resolutions. ?
Economic and Social Council:
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) assists the General Assembly in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development. The Economic and Social Council has 54 members elected by the General Assembly for a term of three years. The President is also elected from among the small and medium-sized members of the Economic and Social Council for a term of one year.
The Council meets once a year in July in new york or Geneva. It will supervise the economic, cultural, social, health and education affairs of its member countries and devote itself to protecting the human rights of people all over the world. The Council will submit a report to the United Nations General Assembly.
References:
Baidu encyclopedia-United Nations