THE UNITED NATIONS, AND THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION
Vern Bender
THE UNITED NATIONS:
The UN Secretary-General, General Assembly, and Security Council have most of the control over the United Nations. These elements control much of the UN’s decisions and operations. However, the UN charter devolves power across many different bodies, and no one has ultimate control over the UN. The General Assembly is the main body where global affairs are discussed. The General Assembly has the authority to pass resolutions that can significantly affect worldwide public opinion. Every member state of the UN sends a delegation to the General Assembly.
The UN General Assembly is one of the most authoritative parts of the UN. Most of the highly influential member states are on the Security Council. However, states such as India, Brazil, Australia, and Canada are not permanent Security Council members but hold great authority within the UN. The United Nations runs 15 specialized agencies. These do a wide range of things – from helping refugees worldwide to running development projects, coordinating international aviation and maritime services, and working towards more sustainable global tourism. The directors of these UN agencies have significant authority over how they operate.
Its staff runs the United Nations. There are 44,000 members of the team working for the UN. Those employed by the United Nations are responsible for its day-to-day running. The most senior member of staff at the United Nations is the UN Secretary-General.
Its employees carry out the daily operations of the UN. The UN has United Nations (UN) is an international whose stated purposes are to maintain global security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a center for harmonizing the actions of governments.
The first UN conference started in San Francisco on April 25, 1945. Eight hundred fifty delegates and advisors, employees, and staff of the secretariat attended the conference, totaling 3,500 attendees. In addition, the meeting was attended by 2,500 representatives of the media and observers from numerous organizations and societies. Earl Warren, the Governor of California, set the tone for the conference in his welcome speech. Four months after the San Francisco Conference ended, the United Nations officially began on 24 October 1945, when it came into existence after China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, and a majority of other signatories had ratified its Charter.
The work of the United Nations covers five main areas:
Maintain International Peace and Security.
Protect Human Rights.
Deliver Humanitarian Aid.
Support Sustainable Development and Climate Action.
Uphold International Law.
UN powers include establishing peacekeeping operations, enacting international sanctions, and authorizing military action. The UNSC is the only UN body with authority to issue binding resolutions on member states.
NATO:
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere.
