united nations

(Askeri) BİRLEŞMİŞ MİLLETLER HİZMET MADALYASI: 27 Haziran 1950 ve 27 Temmuz 1954 yılları arasında, Kore arazisi hudutları içinde yapılan yapılan hizmet karşılığı hizmet madalyası

Model United Nations

Model Birleşmiş Milletler

the United Nations´ Security Council

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the united nations

birleşmiş milletler

1980 United Nations Convention on Conventional Weapons; continuous carrier wave

(Askeri) 1980 Birleşmiş Milletler Konvansiyonel Silahlar Kongresi; süreki taşıyıcı dalgası

Commander in Chief, United Nations Command

(Askeri) BM Komutanlığı Başkomutanı

United States Mission to the United Nations

(Askeri) Birleşik Devletler BM Görevi

the United Nations'

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English - English

Definition of united nations in English English dictionary: An international coalition, founded 24 October 1945, headquartered in New York City; The United Nations is an organization which most countries belong to. Its role is to encourage international peace, co-operation, and friendship. An international organization composed of most of the countries of the world. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development. the UN an international organization that tries to find peaceful solutions to world problems. International organization founded (1945) at the end of World War II to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations on equal terms, and encourage international cooperation in solving intractable human problems. A number of its agencies have been awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace, and the UN was the corecipient, with Kofi Annan, of the prize in 2001. The term originally referred to the countries that opposed the Axis powers. An international organization was discussed at the Yalta Conference in February 1945, and the UN charter was drawn up two months later at the UN Conference on International Organization. The UN has six principal organs: the Economic and Social Council, the United Nations General Assembly, the International Court of Justice, the Secretariat, the United Nations Security Council, and the United Nations Trusteeship Council. It also has 14 specialized agencies some inherited from its predecessor, the League of Nations (e.g., the International Labour Organization) and a number of special offices (e.g., the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees), programs, and funds (e.g., UNICEF). The UN is involved in economic, cultural, and humanitarian activities and the coordination or regulation of international postal services, civil aviation, meteorological research, telecommunications, international shipping, and intellectual property. Its peacekeeping troops have been deployed in several areas of the world, sometimes for lengthy periods (e.g., they have been in the Kashmir region, disputed between India and Pakistan, since 1949). The UN's world headquarters are in New York City; its European headquarters are in Geneva. In 2004 the UN had 191 member countries. The principal administrative officer of the UN is the secretary-general, who is elected to a five-year renewable term by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. The secretaries-general of the UN have been Trygve Lie (1946-53), Dag Hammarskjöld (1953-61), U Thant (1961-71), Kurt Waldheim (1972-81), Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1982-91), Boutros Boutros-Ghali (1992-96), and Kofi Annan (from 1997); international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace security and international cooperation and promote humanitarianism (has its headquarters in New York City, USA); an international organization composed of most of the nations of the world, formed in 1945, to promote global peace, security, and economic development; The Security Council of the UN has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security Any of the five permanent Council members China, France, Britain the Russian Federation, the United States can veto any decision on peacekeeping operations The UN does not have an army For each peacekeeping mission, member states voluntarily provide troops and equipment, for which they are compensated from a special peacekeeping budget Canada has been a member since the inception of the UN in 1945; An international association of the governments of member nations (1945- ), successor to the League of Nations (q v ) Proposed early in World War II, the UN's Charter was drafted and went into force in 1945 Headquarters were later established in New York City It consists of the Security Council with five permanent and ten elected members, the General Assembly with equal representation for each of its 135 member governments (as of September 18, 1973), the International Court of justice with fifteen members, a Secretariat and a growing number of subsidiary specialized agencies, most of which have been organized for the promotion of specific types of interventionism among the member nations UN actions and debates have indicated that its nationalist-minded members are almost unanimously imbued with the ideology that peace and economic progress can best be attained by policies of political interventionism rather than liberalism (see "Liberal") HA 368,686-88,825; International organisation formed after World War II to preserve peace; Class: ~ See : UN â€¢; A supranational organisation working for world peace, security and human betterment Charter of the United Nations; An international organisation whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world The primary objectives of the organisation are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems; A global organization founded in 1944 to promote international cooperation and resolve international conflicts through peaceful means Currently has 189 member countries Decisions are made by a General Assembly and by a 15-member Security Council that has five permanent members and 10 rotating members; International organization established immediately after World War II It replaced the League of Nations The UN Charter comprises a preamble and 19 chapters divided into 111 articles The Charter sets forth the purposes of the United Nations as: the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations between states, and the achievement of cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems It expresses a strong hope for the equality of all people and the expansion of basic freedoms The principal organs of the United Nations, as specified in the Charter, are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat; Agenda 21: Programme of action for sustainable development New York, N Y : UN Publications, 1992 294 p; Nasyonini; Intergovernmental organization established in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations It is concerned with the maintenance of international peace and security The UN's principal organs are the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat, International Court of Justice, Economic and Social Council, and the Trusteeship Council Its headquarters is in New York City Home Page UN System Web Site Locator Links to United Nations Agencies and Programs UN Treaties Database; International organization formed in the aftermath of World War II; included all of the victorious Allies; its primary mission was to provide a forum for negotiating disputes (p 857); The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN: membership now totals 189 countries; comprising of 189 countries at the end of 2000, was established in 1945 at the end of World War II by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security The original Charter of the United Nations -- an international treaty designed to protect future generations from the scourge of war and written to affirm fundamental human rights -- as amended governs all activities The 15-member Security Council and the Secretariat headed by the Secretary-General oversee the day-to-day operation, including meetings of the General Assembly Ralph Bunche played a key role in drafting the Charter of the UN and carrying out its mission of peace; (UN), international organization established immediately after World War II It replaced the League of Nations; an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security; an association of countries set up in 1945 to promote peace, security and co-operation between nations; an international organisation founded after the second world war to promote and maintain peace and to help poorer countries to become wealthier; 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United Nations Charter: constitution of the United Nations
United Nations Children's Fund: United Nations organization dealing with children's welfare, UNICEF
United Nations Commission on Human Rights: United Nations agency established to promote human rights worldwide (deals with issues such as religious freedom, discrimination, etc.), UNCHR
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development: Organ of the United Nations General Assembly, created in 1964 to promote international trade. Its highest policy-making body, the Conference, meets every four years; when the Conference is not in session, the organization is run by its executive body, the Trade and Development Board. UNCTAD's principal functions include the promotion of trade between countries in different stages of development and with different economic systems, initiation of negotiations for trade agreements, and the formulation of international trade policies. In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, UNCTAD's efforts were directed toward the problems created in developing countries by economic globalization, and special attention was given to measures to help the poorest and least-developed countries become integrated into the world economy
United Nations Development Programme: UN organization formed in 1965 to promote environmentally sustainable human development in low-income countries. Based in New York City, the UNDP is headed by an administrator who oversees a 36-member Executive Board representing both developing and developed countries. Recent programs have focused on reducing poverty, developing strategies to treat and combat the spread of HIV/AIDS, promoting environmentally sound energy and economic policies, and expanding communications and technology infrastructure. UNDP resident representatives in more than 125 developing countries help to coordinate the local activities of other UN agencies and programs, as well as those of nongovernmental organizations
United Nations Development Programme: {i} UNDP, United Nations largest agency with headquarters in New York City (USA) which is a voluntarily funded organization and largest multilateral source for granting technical assistance to developing countries (provides training, advice and some equipment)
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization: {i} committee of the United Nations which deals with issues of education and culture throughout the world
United Nations Environment Program: {i} UNEP, UN program that coordinates UN environmental activities and helps developing countries in implementing good policies from an environmental standpoint and encourages sustainable development using sound environmental methods
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change: UNFCCC, FCCC, international environmental treaty establish during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development which took place in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro with a purpose to reduce discharge of greenhouse gas as to fight global warming
United Nations General Assembly: One of six principal components of the United Nations and the only one in which all UN members are represented. It meets annually or in special sessions. It acts primarily as a deliberative body; it may discuss and make recommendations about any issue within the scope of the UN charter. Its president is elected annually on a rotating basis from five geographic groups of members
United Nations Headquarters: {i} headquarters of the United States located in Manhattan in New York City (USA)
United Nations High Commission for Refugees: the full name of the UNHCR
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: United Nations organization responsible for coordinating international action for the world-wide protection of refugees and the resolution of refugee problems
United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon: {i} UNIFIL, peacekeepers agency of the United Nations that was formed in 1978 to ensure that the Israelis withdrawal from Lebanon and to restore international peace and security as well as to assist the government of Lebanon in restoring its authority in the region
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs: formerly (1972-92) Office of the United Nations Disaster Relief Coordinator, (1992-98) United Nations Department of Humanitarian Affairs Agency of the United Nations Secretariat, established in 1972 to coordinate international relief to countries struck by natural or other disaster. Responding to requests from stricken states for disaster assistance, the OCHA directs UN assistance and mobilizes aid from nongovernmental organizations such as the International Red Cross. Since the 1980s it has emphasized disaster preparedness and prevention, and it has assisted in executing projects of the United Nations Development Programme
United Nations Officer: officer in the service of the United Nations
United Nations Organization: international organization of nations, precursor to the U.N
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces: {i} forces employed by the UN to maintain or re-establish peace in a region of armed conflict which forces can contribute to reducing the level of conflict
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration: organization founded in 1943 to aid areas liberated from the Axis powers
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration: Administrative body (1943-47) for an extensive social-welfare program for war-ravaged nations. It distributed relief supplies and services, including shelter, food, and medicine, and helped with agricultural and economic rehabilitation. Its functions were later taken over by the International Refugee Organization, the World Health Organization, and UNICEF
United Nations Resolution 242: Resolution of the United Nations Security Council that ended the 1967 Six-Day War. The Israelis supported the resolution because it called on the Arab states to accept Israel's right "to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." All Arab states eventually accepted it (Egypt and Jordan accepted the resolution from the outset) because of its clause calling for Israel to withdraw from the territories conquered in 1967. The Palestine Liberation Organization rejected it until 1988 because it lacked explicit references to Palestinians. Though never fully implemented, it was the basis of diplomatic efforts to end Arab-Israeli conflicts until the Camp David Accords and remains an important touchstone in any negotiated resolution to the Arab-Israeli conflict
United Nations Secretariat: {i} administrative office of the United Nations; United Nations' chief administrative officer
United Nations Secretariat: Administrative body that coordinates United Nations activities. Its staff, recruited on the basis of merit, is composed of several thousand permanent professional experts from member states, including translators, clerks, technicians, administrators, project directors, and negotiators, who carry out the UN's day-to-day operations and administer the policies and programs set by the other divisions. They are required to swear an oath of loyalty to the UN and must not take instructions from their home governments
United Nations Secretary-General: {i} Secretary-General of the United Nations, chief administrative officer of the United Nations
United Nations Security Council: UN members agree to abide by the Security Council's resolutions when they join. The Security Council investigates disputes that threaten international peace and advises on how to resolve them. To prevent or halt aggression, it may impose diplomatic or economic sanctions or authorize the use of military force. Each of the permanent members holds veto power in decisions on substantive matters, such as the application of sanctions. Decisions on both substantive and procedural matters require nine affirmative votes, including the affirmative vote of all five permanent members (though in practice a permanent member may abstain without impairing the validity of a decision)
United Nations Security Council: Division of the United Nations whose primary purpose is to maintain international peace and security. The Security Council originally consisted of five permanent members Taiwan (succeeded in 1971 by China), France, the United Kingdom, the U.S., and the Soviet Union (succeeded in 1991 by Russia) and six rotating members elected by the United Nations General Assembly for two-year terms. In 1965 the number of nonpermanent members was increased to
United Nations Special Committee: {i} UNSCOM, United Nations committee that is charged with supervising production and supplies of nonconventional weapons
United Nations Trusteeship Council: One of the main organs of the UN, composed of the five permanent members of the Security Council. It supervised the administration of trust (non-self-governing) territories, including former colonies in Africa and the Pacific. The council's job was to send inspection missions to the territories, examine petitions, review reports, and make recommendations. It suspended operations after the last trust territory, Palau, gained its sovereignty in 1994
United Nations resolution: {i} UN resolution, resolution formally adopted by a United Nations body
united nations agency: an agency of the United Nations
united nations children's fund: an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries
united nations crime prevention and criminal justice: the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform
united nations day: a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
united nations educational scientific and cultural organization: an agency of the United Nations that promotes education and communication and the arts
united nations office for drug control and crime prevention: an agency of the United Nations that promotes drug control and crime prevention
united nations secretariat: the administrative arm of the United Nations
Model United Nations: Model United Nations (also Model UN or MUN) is an academic simulation of the United Nations that aims to educate participants about current events, topics in international relations, diplomacy and the United Nations agenda
General Assembly of the United Nations: legislative assembly of the United Nations (international organization for world peace and security)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees: Office established in 1951 to give legal, social, economic, and political aid to refugees. The UNHCR is the successor of the International Refugee Organization. Its first efforts focused on Europeans displaced by World War II; it has since assisted refugees in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Yugoslavia. It is based in Geneva and is financed by voluntary government contributions. The office won the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1954 and 1981
Scientific and Cultural Organization United Nations Educational: in full United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Specialized agency of the UN, created in 1946 to aid peace by promoting international cooperation in education, science, and culture. It supports member states' efforts to eliminate illiteracy, encouraging the extension of free education, and acts as a clearinghouse for the exchange of ideas and knowledge. In 1972 it sponsored an international agreement to establish a World Heritage list of cultural sites and natural areas that would enjoy government protection (see World Heritage site). In 1984 the U.S. withdrew from UNESCO to protest what it considered the agency's anti-Western approach to cultural issues; the United Kingdom and Singapore withdrew a year later. The United Kingdom rejoined in 1997, and the U.S. followed suit in 2003
Secretary-General of the United Nations: {i} United Nations Secretary-General, chief administrative officer of the United Nations