United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the UN’s global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. UNDP got birth after the merging of the United ..

World Health Organization

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, it succeeded the Health Organization, which was an agency of the League ..

UNESCO

UNESCO {established 16 Nov. 1945} is a specialized agency of the United Nations. Its predecessor was International Committee on Intellectual Co-operation (ICIC) which was created in January 1922. Its main objective contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration ..

United Nations Economic and Social Council {ECOSOC}

ECOSOC was established under the United Nations Charter as the principal organ to coordinate economic, social, and related work of the 14 UN specialized agencies, functional commissions and five regional commissions. The Council also receives reports from 11 UN funds ..

Fact Box: International Court of Justice

International Court of Justice was established in 1945 via the UN Charter and its jurisdiction is worldwide. It is located in “The Hague” in Netherlands and has 193 state parties. Current President is Ronny Abraham. The major functions of the ..

Budget of the United Nations

The General Assembly also approves the budget of the United Nations, and decides how much money each member state must pay to run the organization. Please note that there are two sources of funds for the United Nations and its ..

United Nations General Assembly

United Nations General Assembly is the main deliberative organ of the UN and is composed of the representatives of all member states.  UNGA is the only principal organ of UN system in which all member nations have equal representation.  Its ..

United Nations Security Council

United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is a principal organ of the United Nations and is charged with the maintenance of international peace and security. UN Security Council Chamber in New York is also known as the Norwegian Room. Powers of ..

United Nations

The term “United Nations” was first officially used on 1 January 1942, representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together {via Atlantic Charter and Declaration by United Nations} to defeat the Axis powers and to obtain a ..

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been launched by the Chinese President Xi Jinping on 16 January, 2016. The AIIB, which will start its operations in second quarter of 2016, is expected to lend 10-15 billion dollars a year ..