agreement guarantees and sets minimum standards for protecting the rights of children rights that all human beings are entitled to created to promote issues such as fairness in the workplace helps Member States by providing loans to countries in economic crisis
International co-operation different countries working together to achieve a common goal or interest Treaty
Tribunal
United Nations (UN) War crimes
a formal, legally binding written agreement between countries a special court appointed to deal with a particular issue or event an organisation that was created to promote international co-operation a violation of the law of war
Summary: The United Nations How does the UN promote international co-operation?
How this promotes international co-operation The General Assembly Made up of 193 Member States Each Member State gets one vote in the Assembly UN Security Council
Made up of representatives from different Member States Five permanent members – USA, China, Russia, France and the UK
Decisions made by the Council need a majority vote and all permanent members must agree
Peacekeepers
Economic and Social Council
World Health Organization
Representatives from different Member States who help to maintain peace
All UN Member States share the costs of peacekeeping
Has 54 members, in control of many specialist agencies including WHO, UNESCO and the ILO
Works with Member States to improve health and well-being across the world
Partly funded by Member States How does the UN promote justice? How this promotes justice The International Court of Justice Court settles disputed between UN Member States
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
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Court that dealt with war crimes in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s
Court established to prosecute people responsible for 1994 genocide in Rwanda