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Name: United Nations (U.N.)

Position: No Position Found to the question "What are the solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?"
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Organization  
A. Description:

"The United Nations is a unique international organization of 191 sovereign States, representing virtually every country in the world. It was founded [October 24, 1945] after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and promote social progress, better living standards and human rights. The Member States are bound together by the principles of the UN Charter, an international treaty that spells out their rights and duties as members of the world community." U.N. History

B. Mission:

The mission of the United Nations is:

  • to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and

  • to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and

  • to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and

  • to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,

  • to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and

  • to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and

  • to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and

  • to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples.

C. Structure: Organization of Sovereign and Independent States
D. Members: 191 Countries
E. Annual Budget: $1.3 billion

F. Sr. Executive: H.E. Mr. Jean PING
G. Title: President of the fifty-nineth session of the United Nations General Assembly
H. Contact Info:
Phone: (212) 963-2486   Fax: (212) 963-3301
E-Mail:  inquiries@un.org
Web Sitehttp://www.un.org/english/

I: # of offices: 6 main branches:
J: Staff: none listed

Relevant Affiliations: Autonomous organizations joined to the UN through special agreements:
  • I.L.O. (International Labour Organization)
  • F.A.O. (Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN)
  • U.N.E.S.C.O. (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
  • W.H.O. (World Health Organization)
  • World Bank Group
  • I.M.F. (International Monetary Fund)
  • I.C.A.O. (International Civil Aviation Organization)
  • U.P.U. (Universal Postal Union)
  • I.T.U. (International Telecommunication Union)
  • W.M.O. (World Meteorological Organization)
  • I.M.O. (International Maritime Organization)
  • W.I.P.O. (World Intellectual Property Organization)
  • I.F.A.D. (International Fund for Agricultural Development)
  • U.N.I.D.O. (UN Industrial Development Organization)
  • I.A.E.A. (International Atomic Energy Agency)

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