Introduction to the United Nationsand the Millennium Development Goals

What is the UN?● Formed after the Second World War

o Hope to prevent similar conflicts in the future● Formed after the League of Nations failed● 193 nations are part of the UN● Headquarters in New York City

General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon from South Korea

Bodies of the UN● Bodies = distinct

groups (“a body of people” means “a group of people”)o General Assemblyo The Security Councilo Economic and Social

Councilo The Trustee Councilo The International

Court of Justiceo The Secretariat

Powers of the UN● Membership of the UN is voluntary (but

pretty much everyone is in it)● The UN does not ENFORCE rules● Instead it creates resolutions that

ENCOURAGE nations to act in a certain way● If a member country does not abide by a

resolution, not much can be done about it

Millennium Development Goals● In 2002, the United

Nations created 8 goals for the year 2015

● These are goals that were to be worked on by all countries

Millennium Development Goals● You will now be

assigned groups to look at an individual goal.

● Your group will present your goal to the rest of the class

● Choose a speaker!