United Nations

• established on 24th October, 1945 AD.
• 193 countries, newest South Sudan
• forerunner of UN: League of Nations (1919) under the Treaty of Versailles, also ILO
• activities of UN: maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, sustainable development, humanitarian aid, upholding international law

           

Main Organs: 

General Assembly

• 193 members

Security Council

• Five permanent members (China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, the United States)
• 10 non permanent members (cannot vote, elected for two years by General Assembly)
• Nepal was elected as a non-permanent membership for 2 times,1969-70 and 1988-89 AD.

UN Secretariat

• headed by the secretary-general, secretary-general acts as the  spokesperson

International Court of Justice

• composed of 15 judges who serve 9-year terms

Economic and Social Council

• 54 members, which are elected by the General Assembly for a three-year term.

Specialized agencies

Organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations
No.	Acronym	Agency	Headquarters		Established in
1	FAO	Food and Agriculture Organization	Rome, Italy		1945
2	IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency	Vienna, Austria		1957
3	ICAO	International Civil Aviation Organization	Montreal, Quebec, Canada		1947
4	IFAD	International Fund for Agricultural Development	Rome, Italy		1977
5	ILO	International Labour Organization	Geneva, Switzerland		1946 (1919)
6	IMO	International Maritime Organization	London, United Kingdom		1948
7	IMF	International Monetary Fund	Washington, D.C., United States		1945 (1944)
8	ITU	International Telecommunication Union	Geneva, Switzerland		1947 (1865)
9	UNESCO	United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	Paris, France		1946
10	UNIDO	United Nations Industrial Development Organization	Vienna, Austria		1967
11	UNWTO	World Tourism Organization	Madrid, Spain		1974
12	UPU	Universal Postal Union	Bern, Switzerland		1947 (1874)
13	WBG	World Bank Group	Washington, D.C., United States		1945 (1944)
14	WFP	World Food Programme	Rome, Italy		1963
15	WHO	World Health Organization	Geneva, Switzerland		1948
16	WIPO	World Intellectual Property Organization	Geneva, Switzerland		1974
17	WMO	World Meteorological Organization	Geneva, Switzerland		1950 (1873)

Dates of Obtaining Membership of the UN's Specialized
Agencies by Nepal

S.
No. Agency Date
1 United Nations Organization (UNO) 14 December, 1955

2 International Labor Organization (ILO) 1966

3 Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 27 November, 1951

4 United Nations Educational, Scientific
and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 1 May, 1953

5 World Health Organization (WHO) 10 May, 1954

6 International Bank for Reconstruction
and Development (IBRD) 6 September, 1961

7 International Development Association (IDA) 6 March, 1963

8 International Finance Corporation (IFC) 7 January, 1966

9 International Monetary Fund (IMF) 6 September, 1961

10 International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) 29 July, 1956

11 Universal Postal Union (UPU) 11 July, 1956

12 International Telecommunications
Union (ITU) 5 December, 1957

13 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 5 May, 1978

14 International Maritime Organization (IMO) 31 January, 1979

15 International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) 5 May, 1978

16 United Nations Industrial Development
Organization (UNIDO) 7 December, 1983

17 Multilateral Investment Guarantee
Agency (MIGA)September 23,1992

For Deep Study
United Nations (Wikipedia)