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| | United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The UN negotiates treaties such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to avoid potential international disputes. | | | It is funded by the United Nations and has established its headquarters in Hereford, United Kingdom. | | | The United Nations headquarters building was constructed in New York City (the building does not however belong to the United States) in 1949 and 1950 beside the East River on land purchased by an 8.5 million dollar donation from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
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| | The Avalon Project : United Nations Charter; June 26, 1945 |
| | A state which is not of the United Nations may become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice on to be determined in each case by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. | | | Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of the International Court of Justice in any case to which it is a party. | | | The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. |
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| | MSN Encarta - United Nations |
| | United Nations (UN), international organization of countries created to promote world peace and cooperation. | | | They called the new league the United Nations. | | | The declaration included the first formal use of the term United Nations, a name coined by President Roosevelt. |
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| | United Nations |
| | Under the UN Charter, the chief administrative officer of the UN and the head of the Secretariat is the Secretary-General of the United Nations, appointed to a five-year term by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. | | | The principal organs of the United Nations include the Security Council, the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat. | | | The United Nations is currently engaged in one of the most important debates in its history: how to reform itself, strengthen itself as an institution, and ensure that it addresses effectively the threats and challenges of the 21st century. |
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| | WWW Virtual Library: International Affairs Resources--United Nations |
| | United States Mission to the United Nations-- Official website of the US delegation with information about the mission, press releases, fact sheets, official speeches, US policy positions on major issues, and so forth. | | | Of particular note is the United Nations Documentation Research Guide, for an overview of the various types of U.N. documents and publications. | | | United Nations Publications-- Learn about and order United Nations and other international publications and gift items, plus the United Nations Documents on Demand service. |
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| | United Nations. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 |
| | Drafted at San Francisco, the UN charter was signed on June 26 and ratified by the required number of states on Oct. 24 (officially United Nations Day). | | | Temporary agencies have included the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, the International Refugee Organization (whose responsibilities were later assumed by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, which is still in existence. | | | The name United Nations was coined by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1941 to describe the countries fighting against the Axis. |
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| | United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Also implicated in the scandal is United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, whose son Kojo Annan is alleged to have illegally procured UN oil-for-food contracts on behalf of a Swiss company, Coctecna. | | | The UN negotiates treaties such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to avoid potential international disputes. | | | A case in point is support by the United Nations for countries in transition to democracy. |
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| | NYU Law, Library - Foreign & International, United Nations |
| | Provides the The United Nations Charter, information on UN organs (document symbols), and main bodies. | | | United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network and ODCCP | | | he core legal body within the United Nations system in the field of international trade law. |
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| | BIGpedia - United Nations - Encyclopedia and Dictionary Online |
| | The United States is the only member that is assessed this rate, though it is in arrears hundreds of millions of dollars;(see also United States and the United Nations) all other members' assessment rates are lower. | | | The breakup of the Soviet Union has also left the United States in a unique position of global dominance, creating a variety of new problems for the UN (See the United States and the United Nations). | | | United States president Franklin Delano Roosevelt suggested the name "United Nations" and the first official use of the term occurred on January 1, 1942 with the Declaration by the United Nations. |
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| | CBC News Indepth: United Nations |
| | The United Nations is not a world government and does not make laws. | | | This body carries out the administrative work of the United Nations as directed by the General Assembly, the Security Council and other parts of the UN. | | | This body co-ordinates the economic and social work of the United Nations and the UN family of organizations. |
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| | Urban Legends Reference Pages: Rumors of War (Peace Pipe) |
| | Member states of the United Nations decide on the policies and programs of the organization. | | | Washington, D.C. ; newer versions simply urge every 500th signer to forward a copy to the United Nations' 'inquiries@un.org' mailbox without identifying which department within the U.N. will receive the mail. | | | The United Nations Information Centre states quite plainly on their web site that: |
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| | United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The United States is the only member that is assessed this rate, though it is in arrears hundreds of millions of dollars;(see also United States and the United Nations) all other members' assessment rates are lower. | | | The breakup of the Soviet Union has also left the United States in a unique position of global dominance, creating a variety of new challenges for the UN (See the United States and the United Nations). | | | United States president Franklin D. Roosevelt suggested the name "United Nations" and the first official use of the term occurred on January 1, 1942 with the Declaration by the United Nations. |
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| | United Nations Day |
| | It was apparent, and also quite important, that the general public should be informed about the content and purposes of the United Nations; therefore an entire week-United Nations Week-was set aside in October, with its chief observance on United Nations Day, October 24. | | | The official American Association for the United Nations sent out information and suggestions for programs with this advice: | | | The name "United Nations" was devised by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of January 1, 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers. |
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| | United Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Also implicated in the scandal is United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, whose son Kojo Annan is alleged to have illegally procured UN oil-for-food contracts on behalf of a Swiss company, Coctecna. | | | The UN negotiates treaties such as the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea to avoid potential international disputes. | | | The United Nations headquarters building was constructed in New York City in 1949 and 1950 beside the East River on land purchased by an 8.5 million dollar donation from John D. Rockefeller, Jr. |
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| | Online NewsHour: United Nations/International |
| | February 5, 2003 -- The Case Against Iraq Secretary of State Colin Powell presented evidence to the United Nations Security Council today to make a case against Iraq. | | | May 9, 2003 -- Lifting Sanctions Kwame Holman explains the U.S. proposal to end United Nations sanctions against Iraq. | | | October 1, 2002 -- Inspecting Iraq For a reaction to Iraq's agreement with the United Nations to readmit weapons inspectors, Margaret Warner speaks with the United Kingdom's ambassador to the UN, Sir Jeremy Greenstock. |
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| | United Nations Table of Contents |
| | The United States and the Founding of the United Nations | | | Israel Bashing at the United Nations: A Yearly Ritual | | | United Nations Statement on Murder of European Jews (12/17/42) |
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| | CNN Cold War - Historical Document: United Nations Charter |
| | The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. | | | A state which is not a Member of the United Nations may become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice on conditions to be determined in each case by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. | | | Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of the International Court of Justice in any case to which it is a party. |
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| | United Nations Charter - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Ratification by the Republic of China, France, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America, and by a majority of the other signatory states. | | | Charter of the United Nations at Law-Ref.org - fully indexed and crosslinked with other documents | | | Chapter II defines the criteria for membership in the United Nations. |
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| | The Avalon Project : United Nations Charter; June 26, 1945 |
| | A state which is not of the United Nations may become a party to the Statute of the International Court of Justice on to be determined in each case by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. | | | Each Member of the United Nations undertakes to comply with the decision of the International Court of Justice in any case to which it is a party. | | | The International Court of Justice shall be the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. |
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| | United Nations Agreements on Human Rights |
| | Any state party to the Convention may also call upon the United Nations to act to prevent or punish acts of genocide. | | | The remainder of the Convention specifies procedures for resolving disputes between nations about whether a specific act or acts constitute(s) genocide, and gives procedures for ratification of the convention. | | | People suspected of acts of genocide may be tried by a national tribunal in the territory where the acts were committed or by a properly constituted international tribunal whose jurisdiction is recognized by the state or states involved. |
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| | The Peace Encyclopedia: United Nations |
| | Yet if anything is "absolutely intolerable," it is that the international community has allowed slavery and other crimes against humanity to be institutionalized by a member state of the United Nations. | | | And since obligations are generally honored in the breech, an appropriate role for the United States would be to insist that the Arab states, and the Palestinian leadership, change both their behavior and their propaganda as a prerequisite to changes to the borders of Israel. | | | Resolution 242 specifically calls for termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty of every State in the area. |
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| | REGULATIONS TO GIVE EFFECT TO ARTICLE 102 OF THE CHARTER OF THE UNITED NATIONS |
| | Where the United Nations is the depository of a multilateral treaty or agreement. | | | The Secretariat shall send to all Members of the United Nations the series referred to in article 12 and the monthly statement referred to in article 13 of these regulations. | | | The Secretary-General, or his representative, shall issue certified extracts from the register at the request of any Member of the United Nations or any party to the treaty or international agreement concerned. |
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| | AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE UNITED NATIONS |
| | According to Article 108 of the Charter of the United Nations, amendments may be proposed by a vote of two-thirds of the United Nations General Assembly and may become effective upon ratification by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the United Nations, including all the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. | | | Therefore, the Charter of the United Nations is neither politically nor legally binding upon the United States of America or upon its people. | | | The American people have not, however, approved of the Charter of the United Nations which, by its nature, cannot be the supreme law of the land for it was never `made under the Authority of the U.S.,' as required by Article VI. |
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| | Macedonia FAQ: United Nations Resolutions Concerning Macedonia |
| | Decides to admit the State whose application is contained in document A/47/876-S/25147 to membership in the United Nations, this State being provisionally referred to for all purposes within the United Nations as "the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the difference that has arisen over the name of the State. | | | Admission of the State whose application is contained in document A/47/876-S/25147 to membership in the United Nations | | | Considering the request by the Government in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia for a United Nations presence in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, |
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| | Townhall.com :: Columns :: United Nations redux? by Mona Charen |
| | The United States and Great Britain were feverishly maneuvering to secure a United Nations resolution authorizing war with Iraq. | | | Profits to the United Nations are estimated to be in the neighborhood of $1 billion. | | | But when matters of national interest, war and peace, or human rights are at issue, the United Nations should have no role at all. |
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| | SECOND COMMITTEE ENDS ITS WORK, APPROVING 16 DRAFT TEXTS |
| | MBAYU submitted the draft resolution on the Third United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries (document A/C.2/56/L.59), which would be issued with a new document symbol, for action. | | | By the text of a draft on the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), the Assembly would request the Secretary-General to clarify the reason why the Institute does not benefit from rental rates and maintenance costs similar to those enjoyed by other United Nations-affiliated organizations. | | | The draft resolution on business and development (document A/C.2/56/L.18), sponsored by the United States, would have the Assembly request the Secretary-General, in cooperation with relevant United Nations organizations, to submit to it at its fifty-seventh session a follow-up report on the continuing implementation of resolution 54/204. |
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| | The Freedom Charter and the United Nations |
| | The Freedom Charter, describing the democratic and humanist aspirations of the oppressed people of South Africa, is a historic document which is in full harmony with the purposes and principles of the United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and relevant resolutions of United Nations organs. | | | The objectives enunciated by the United Nations in its declarations and resolutions on apartheid are in harmony with the Freedom Charter. | | | The United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid - and, at its request, the Centre against Apartheid - have repeatedly taken action to publicise the Charter. |
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| | United Nations |
| | The conference drafted the United Nations Charter and it was signed on 26th June and ratified at the first session of the General Assembly of the United Nations in London on 24th October 1945. | | | The first would be a general assembly at which all the United Nations would be represented. | | | The main differences between the League of Nations and the United Nations were the stronger executive powers assumed by the Security Council and the requirement that member states should make available armed forces to serve as peace-keepers or to repel an aggressor. |
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