1. United Nations
Consider: Collective Security,
Internationalism &
Supranationalism
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2. Possible essay question
• Some individuals believe that the United Nations
should intervene in civil wars and ethnic conflicts
that occur within nations. Other individuals
believe that the United Nations should not
interfere in the internal disputes of any nation
under any circumstances.
• To what extent should the United Nations
intervene in civil wars and ethnic conflicts?
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5. UN Budget
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6. UN Budget
• 2004 was $1.5 billion
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7. UN Budget
• 2004 was $1.5 billion
• No country can pay less than 0.01% of the
regular budget; the majority of UN
members, which are regarded as ‘poor’, pay
at this minimum level.
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8. UN Budget
• 2004 was $1.5 billion
• No country can pay less than 0.01% of the
regular budget; the majority of UN
members, which are regarded as ‘poor’, pay
at this minimum level.
• Any member state that owes more than its
two previous years’ assessments cannot vote
in the General Assembly. (Theory)
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9. Budget (cont’d)
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10. Budget (cont’d)
• The $11.9 billion spent by the UN system in
2001 for all its worldwide responsibilities.
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11. Budget (cont’d)
• The $11.9 billion spent by the UN system in
2001 for all its worldwide responsibilities.
• $2.7 billion spent on peacekeeping in 2001
= New York City’s police budget.
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12. Budget (cont’d)
• The $11.9 billion spent by the UN system in
2001 for all its worldwide responsibilities.
• $2.7 billion spent on peacekeeping in 2001
= New York City’s police budget.
• http://www.newint.org/issue375/facts.htm
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13. Origin of the United Nations
• Roosevelt’s 4 Freedoms
• Atlantic Charter
• Washington Pact 1942
• Dumbarton Oaks/Yalta/San Francisco
prior to end of WW II
• http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/
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14. Those “Four Freedoms”:
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15. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
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16. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
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17. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
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18. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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19. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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20. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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21. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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22. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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23. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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24. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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25. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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26. Those “Four Freedoms”:
1. freedom of speech,
2. freedom of worship,
3. freedom from want, and
4. freedom from fear.
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28. Organs of the United Nations
• Security Council
– Most important
– China, Russia, USA, Great Britain, France
(5 permanent)
– 10 other nations on rotation for two years
– Political and military decisions
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29. Organs of the United Nations
• Security Council
– Most important
– China, Russia, USA, Great Britain, France
(5 permanent)
– 10 other nations on rotation for two years
– Political and military decisions
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35. • General Assembly
– Each nation = 5 delegates = 1 vote
– 2/3 majority can over-turn veto of S. C.
– Elects non-permanent members to S. C.
– Embodies the spirit of a universal
organization
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36. • General Assembly
– Each nation = 5 delegates = 1 vote
– 2/3 majority can over-turn veto of S. C.
– Elects non-permanent members to S. C.
– Embodies the spirit of a universal
organization
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37. • Secretary General
– Head of administration of UN
– Sits in S.C. but no vote
– Brings to the attention of the S.C. security
matters
Ban Ki-moon
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38. • International Court of Justice
– The Hague, Netherlands
– Parties must voluntarily submit to court
– Mediation
– http://www.icj-cij.org/
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39. • International Court of Justice
– The Hague, Netherlands
– Parties must voluntarily submit to court
– Mediation
– http://www.icj-cij.org/
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40. • Economic and Social Council
– Non-military threats to security
– Deals with a very wide range of bodies: from
UNESCO to WHO and in between
– http://www.un.org/documents/ecosoc.htm
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41. The New UN?
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42. 1. Permanent military
2. Greater role in global issues
3. Peace building: address illegal arms trade.
4. USA’s relationship with UN.
5. Become more interventionist: human
rights versus national sovereignty.
6. The S.C.
7. The need to make IFIs subservient to the
UN not equal to them.
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43. Present UN Peacekeeping Missions
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44. Peacekeeping
• Since 1945 UN has launched 59
peacekeeping missions, of which 16 were
still active in July 2004.
• Countries are reimbursed by the UN at the
rate of $1,000 per soldier/month.
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