United Nations – 65 Years
Established by Charter October 24, 1945
Currently 191 Member Nations
www.un.org and selected websites
Charter Established Bodies – see www.un.org
Security Council – SC
(P-5 are U.S., China, Russia, France, and UK)
General Assembly – GA
Economic and Social Council – ECOSOC
Secretariat – SG
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon South Korea
International Court of Justice - ICJ
Semi-Independent Programs and Funds, mostly funded by
regularly assessed contributions, headed by the Secretary General
and reports to the GA or ECOSOC
UNICEF – UN Childrens Fund www.unicef.org
UNFPA – UN Population Fund www.unfpa.org
UNDP – UN Development Program www.undp.org
UNHCR – UN High Commissioner www.unhcr.org
for Refugees (UN Refugee Agency)
WFP – World Food Program www.wfp.org
Specialized Agencies, fully independent and funded primarily
by voluntary contributions, not bound by GA rules, generally
report annually to GA and/or ECOSOC
UNESCO – UN Educational, www.unesco.org
Scientific and Cultural Organization
ICAO – International Civil www.icao.int
Aviation Organization
IAEA – International Atomic Energy Agency www.iaea.org
IMF – International Monetary Fund www.imf.org
WHO – World Health Organization www.who.int
WTO – World Trade Organization www.wto.org
UN Committee of New Canaan
October 24, 2010
www.uncommitteeofnc.org
UN Millennium Development Goals (MDG)
By 2015 all United Nations Member States have pledged to:
1. Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. Achieve universal primary education
3. Promote gender equality and empower women
4. Reduce child mortality
5. Improve maternal health
6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
7. Ensure environmental sustainability
8. Develop a global partnership for development
UN Summit on MDG September 20-22, 2010
See www.un.org
UN Headquarters
New York, NY 10017
(between 42nd and 48th Streets on 1st Avenue
Visitors Entrance 1st Avenue at 46th St.)
United Nations Association of the United States of America
www.una/usa.org
The InterDependent Magazine
www.theinterdependent.com
United Nations Foundation
Gift of Ted Turner, Chairman, Turner Enterprises
President, Timothy Wirth
Email newsletter, the “UN Wire” at
www.smartbrief.com/un_wire/
see also www.betterworldfund.org
The United Nations Association (UNA/USA)
and the United Nations Foundation
are in the process of merging
