Security Council

The U.N Security Council consist of 15 members in which 5 are permanent. Each member has 1 vote. The 10 non permanent members are elected for the period of 2 year by the 2/3 majority of General Assembly. The permanent member has the power to vote any move. The retiring members are not eligible for immediate re-election.  Presidency of Security Council is held for 1 month in rotation by the member in English alphabet of their names.

Permanent Members of Security Council

The permanent members has the power of vote for or against a move. That vote will depend the acceptance of the move. That power is called veto power of permanent member. The permanent members and their representatives are

1. China  - Li Baodong
2. France - Gérard Araud
3. Russia - Vitaly Churkin
4. UK - Sir Mark Lyall Grant
5. USA - Susan Rice   

Non-Permanent Members of Security Council

The Non-permanent members changes in every 2 year. Also there is reservation for the seats in council on the basis of region.

1. Afro-Asian countries-5 seats
2. Latin American countries-2 seats
3. Western Europe countries-2 seats
4. Eastern Europe countries-1 seats

Now 2 set of non-permanent members are there. One from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2011 and 1st January 2011 – 31st December 2012.

The members and representatives from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2011 are

1. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Ivan Barbalić
2. Brazil - Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti
3. Gabon - Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
4. Lebanon - Nawaf Salam
5. Nigeria - Joy Ogwu

From 1st January 2011 to 31st December 2012 are

1. Colombia - Néstor Osorio Londoño
2. Germany - Peter Wittig
3. India - Hardeep Singh Puri
4. Portugal - José Filipe Moraes Cabral
5. South Africa - Baso Sangqu

 On the basis of reservation

1. Afro-Asian  :-Gabon, Lebanon, Nigeria, India and South Africa
2. Latin American:-Brazil  and Colombia
3. Western Europe  :-Germany and Portugal 
4. Eastern Europe  :-Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Functions of Security Council

The main function is to protect international peace and security. To create peace full atmosphere the council can interfere by discussion or by force full movement.The suspension and dis mission of member is nominated by security council. The electing of judges of the international court is one of the function of security council. The important matter is that a vote of permanent member (veto power) is able to reject a decision even the 14 other members where in opposite side. So that if a permanent member reject a decision, it treated as the security council rejected the decision. But some of the decision which can't rejected by veto are can be passed by 2/3 majority.

 The expansion of security council to include the "New Powers" such as India, Germany and Japan as permanent members has been suggested by various fora. 

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General Assembly

The General Assembly of united nations is the council of every members. Each member have a casting vote but a member can send up to 5 representatives for the meeting. All other council of U.N should submit their report to general council. New York is the center of General Assembly.

Leaders Of Nation Addressing General Assembly

Functions Of General Assembly

The complete matter is discusses and functions from the charter of U.N by General Assembly except some which is controlled by the security council. The budget controlling and selecting a new member (nominated by Security Council) are the major functions. For all it needs a vote 2/3 of presented members. The temporary members of  Economic and Social Council and some members of Trusteeship Council are elected by U.N General Assembly.

The General Assembly is divided into 7 sub committees for the smooth working and they are are

1. Economic Sub Committee
2. Political Sub Committee
3. Social Sub Committee
4. Trusteeship Sub Committee
5. Legal Sub Committee
6. Administration Sub Committee
7. And a special Political Sub Committee

The General Assembly council held in the third Tuesday of every September.

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United Nations

The united nations is an international organisation which is the hope and conscience of the world. U.N.O is the follower of league of nations which was the international association of countries. Currently there is 192 members in it. U.N is the largest international organisation of the world.

Formation of  The United Nations.

In 1941 at the time of second world war President of United States Mr. Franklin.D.Roosevelt and the Prime Minister of Britain Mr. Winston Churchill arranged a meeting in the summer and the idea of  U.N for cooperation and peace between countries where put forwarded. And they signed in the Atlantic Charter. Later in October of the 1942 the same leaders and The roller of Soviet Union Mr. Joseph Stalin meted at the Tehran. They agreed that to withstand the international peace we need an international organisation and the name United Nations Organisation is nominated by Mr. Roosevelt.

The U.N.O Charter

 In the October of 1944 the charter of U.N.O  formed at  Dumbarton Oaks of  Washington D.C.

Former Soviet Union, United Kingdom,United States and China attended the meet. Feild Marshal Smatt gives the introduction to the charter. The charter meant that it is the constituency of the United Nations.

  To sign the charter a conference where held at San Francisco of U.S.A from 25th April to 26th June 1945.   Britten, China, France, Soviet Union, United States are the leaders of the meet. On 26th of June the U.N.O Charter where signed by representatives of 50 country. And the United Nations officially came into experience on 24th of the October 1945. And 24th October is celebrated as the U.N day. The first conference of U.N.O is held at London in January 1946;and Trgyve Le of Norway elected as the first Secretary General of U.N.O

The headquarters of U.N.O is in 17 acre of land which where donated by John D Rockefeller  at Manhattan island of New York.But the center of U.N.O is works at First avenue ,U.N plaza in the New York City. 

To get the membership the country should be nominated by security council and 2/3 vote of general assembly is also needed. The suspension of a member is also follows this rule.

Trygyve Le

Rockfeller

The Aims of U.N.O

The major aims of United Nations are 

1. Withstand peace security in world.
2. To encourage the members to made basic needs and to cooperate for removing poverty, illiteracy and deceases.
3. Made a friendly nature between countries.
4. To achieve these needs work as center.     

The Flag of United Nation is made on 20th of 1947 by the General Assembly. A blue colored flag contains the emblem of U.N.O at the center.

The official languages of United Nations are

1. Chinese
2. English
3. French
4. Russian
5. Spanish
6. Arabic

 Headquarters of U.N.O

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West Indies

West Indies is the association of Caribbean islands.It is a crescent shaped group of island distributed into 3200 kilometers. The Caribbean island separates the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean sea. And the Caribbean island situated in the North America.

   Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago are the West Indies countries

  The countries plays cricket under the label of West Indies are

 Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago

  

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SAARC

South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation is an association of south Asian nation. And it is founded in December 1985 by Zia-u-Rahman. Seven members are founded the SAARC; and they are Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Afghanistan joined in the SAARC in 2005. The meeting of organisation held usually scheduled annually and the meeting of foreign secretaries held twice annually. The headquarters of SAARC is at Kathmandu of Nepal.     

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European Union

European Union is a association of 27 countries in the Europe, which control economical and political matters of members

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Commonwealth

Commonwealth countries are Britten and the countries where under the British empire.Almost 25% of the world's population can be seen in Commonwealth. there is 53 members.The communication between the commonwealth countries is by Commonwealth high commissionaire while other countries uses Ambassadors.
    Ireland and Myanmar are resigned from commonwealth in 1948. Pakistan and South Africa where rejoined the association but they rejoined later.

An another important matter is there is games held in every 4 year named Commonwealth Games participate all commonwealth countries. it is the worlds largest games after Olympics. The games is controlled by Commonwealth Games Federation,CGF

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