The plan of retelling

The Background of the UN

1.What kind of organization is the UN?

2. What are the UN stated aims?

3. When was the UN founded?

4. How many countries are currently the UN member states?

5. What are the main administrative bodies?

6. Who is the UN most visible public figure?

7. When was the term “UN” first used and by whom?

8. When did the UN officially come into existence?

9. What are the UN tasks according to the Charter?

The UN administrative bodies

The UN General Assembly

1. What is the composition of a General Assembly?

2. How is it convened?

3. What matters are decided? and how?

The UN Security Council

1. Who are the members of the SC?

2. What is its primary responsibility?

3. How does the SC function?

4. What issues are decided by the SC?

The Economic and Social Council

1. What is its composition?

2. What is it concerned with?

The Secretariat

What are its functions?

The International Court of justice

What is its composition?

The UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

1. How can a State become a party to a treaty?

2. What requirements are imposed on a party to a treaty?

3. What happens if a State declares a reservation to a particular article of a treaty it has ratified?

4. What is the aim of optional protocol?

5. What are the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies?

6. What are the main tasks of each committee?

7. What happens if 8 of 10 the UN Treaty Bodies receive individual complaints?

8. In what case can the UN Treaty Bodies initiate confidential inquires?