United Nations Key Facts

United Nations Key Facts

• Secretary General UNO is Ban Ki-moon of South Korea. The Secretary General is elected for a period of 5 years
• UNO was founded on October 24, 1945
• The motto of UNO is "It's your world!"
• The Headquarter of UNO is in New York, USA
  With other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna.
• The UN General Assembly adopts the budget
• The UN General Assembly, on proposal of the Security Council, elects the UN Secretary General, decides on the admission of new members, elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council, all members of Economic and Social Council, and the 15 judges of the International Court of Justice
• The UN Security Council is the most powerful organ, and is responsible for the maintenance of international peace and security
• UN Security Council has a total of 15 members: 5 permanent and 10 elected members
• The 5 permanent members of UN Security Council are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries hold veto power
• The 10 non-permanent members of UN Security Council are elected by the UN General Assembly for a period of 2 years. Currently the non-permanent members are: Angola, Chad, Chile, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Spain and Venezuela.
• UN Secretariat headed by Secretary General, supports the other UN bodies administratively
• UN Economic and Social Council is responsible for cooperation between states on economic and social fields
• The International Court of Justice has 15 judges elected for a period of 9 years. The ICJ is located in The Hague, Holland