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  • United Nations and Health

    Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development HealthIntroduction to United Nations and HealthThe UN has recognized that adequate health and control of disease are essential to economic and social development. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the leading UN agency to ad…

  • United Nations Peacekeeping

    Functions of the UN: Maintenance of International Peace and Security PeacekeepingIntroduction to United Nations PeacekeepingPeacekeeping is the nonaggressive use of military force to help nations in conflict reach a settlement. The UN charter does not mention peacekeeping forces, a…

  • United Nations and Human Rights

    Functions of the UN: Human RightsIntroduction to United Nations and Human RightsOne of the UN's major goals under its charter is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all people, regardless of race, sex, language, or religion. But once a…

  • United Nations Peacekeeping Forces

    Introduction to United Nations Peacekeeping ForcesUnited Nations Peacekeeping Forces, agents of the United Nations (UN) who help to maintain or restore peace in regions of conflict. The peacekeeping forces comprise either unarmed observers or lightly armed military personnel from UN member …

  • United Nations Children’s Fund

    Introduction to United Nations Children«s FundUnited Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) organization founded by the United Nations in 1946 to provide food, clothing, and rehabilitative programs to European children brutalized by World War II (1939-1945). In 1950 the United Nations made UN…

  • United Nations Creation

    United Nations Creation of the United NationsIntroduction to United Nations CreationThe UN is the result of a long history of efforts to promote international cooperation. In the late 18th century, German philosopher Immanuel Kant proposed a federation or "league" of the …

  • Economic And Social Council Of The United Nations

    Economic and Social Council of the United Nations OutlineECOSOC is one of the major organs of the UN, consisting of 54 members. Its main function is to develop and coordinate social and economic policies of UN members. There are five regional commissions under ECOSOC: the Economic Commissio…

  • United Nations Convention On The Recognition And Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards

    United Nations Convention On The Recognition And Enforcement Of Arbitral Awards. …

  • Package

    Generally, a unit of cargo tendered by a shipper to a common carrier for onward transportation. The term is not explicitly defined. It attains its greatest significance within the meaning of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act. The act (46 U.S.C. A. Sec. 181) stipulates: Neither the carrier nor the shi…

  • List of United Nations Cross References

    List of United Nations Cross References Bretton Woods Conference Economic and Social Council Food and Agriculture Organization General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade International Atomic Energy Agency International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Court of Justice International Labor Organization International Maritime Organization International Telecommunication Union League of Nations mandates Office of the United Nations…

  • United Nations Documents

    United Nations Documents Finding United Nations Documents These documents are the major, final records of the General Assembly, Security Council, Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council and the Secretariat. Reports of all major committees are published as supplements to the Official Record. For the past few years, the supplement numbers remain consistent. For example,…

  • United Nations System Part 5

    United Nations System Part 5   30 Collapse and Reconstruction of a Judicial System: The United Nations Missions in Kosovo and East Timor Hansjürg Strohmeyer American Journal of International Law Volume 95, Number 1, January 2001 p.46 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 31 RACIAL RELEASES, INVOLUNTARY SEPARATIONS, AND EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL Donna E. Young Loyola of…

  • United Nations System Part 4

    United Nations System Part 4   25 INDIGENOUS PEOPLES’ PARTICIPATORY RIGHTS IN RELATION TO DECISIONS ABOUT NATURAL RESOURCE EXTRACTION: THE MORE FUNDAMENTAL ISSUE OF WHAT RIGHTS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES HAVE IN LANDS AND RESOURCES James Anaya Arizona Journal of International and Comparative Law Volume 22, Number 1, Spring 2005 p.7 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW It…

  • United Nations System Part 3

    United Nations System Part 3   17 Paper Charter: Self-Defense and the Failure of the United Nations Collective Security System Robert J. Delahunty Catholic University Law Review Volume 56, Number 3, Spring 2007 p.871 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 18 Non-proliferation Law and the United Nations System : Resolution 1540 and the Limits of the…

  • United Nations System Part 2

    United Nations System Part 2   8 Guidance Note on Refugee Claims relating to Female Genital Mutilation, May 2009. • UNHCR Eligibility Guidelines for Assessing the International Protection Needs of Asylum-Seekers from Eritrea, April 2009. • The 2009 Report of the Secretary-General on the efforts of the United Nations System to prevent genocide and the…