= United Nations = The '''United Nations''' is an intergovernmental treaty organization. <> ---- == Structure == The UN was designed with six principal organs: * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/GeneralAssembly|General Assembly]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/SecretariesGeneral|Secretariat]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/SecurityCouncil|Security Council]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalCourtOfJustice|International Court of Justice]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/EconomicAndSocialCouncil|Economic and Social Council]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/TrusteeshipCouncil|Trusteeship Council]] There are also specialized agencies that administer programs and funds. * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/FoodAndAgricultureOrganization|Food and Agriculture Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalMonetaryFund|IMF]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalCivilAviationOrganization|International Civil Aviation Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalFundForAgriculturalDevelopment|International Fund for Agricultural Development]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalLabourOrganization|International Labour Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalMaritimeOrganization|International Maritime Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalTelecommunicationUnion|International Telecommunication Union]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/EducationalScientificAndCulturalOrganization|UNESCO]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/IndustrialDevelopmentOrganization|United Nations Industrial Development Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/WorldTourismOrganization|United Nations World Tourism Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/UniversalPostalUnion|Universal Postal Union]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/WorldHealthOrganization|WHO]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/WorldBank|World Bank Group]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/WorldIntellectualPropertyOrganization|World Intellectual Property Organization]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/WorldMeteorologicalOrganization|World Meteorological Organization]] Miscellaneous bodies under the UN include: * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/HighCommissionerForRefugees|UNHCR]] Autonomous organizations that report to one or more organs of the UN system (typically the GA) include: * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalAtomicEnergyAgency|IAEA]] * [[WorldHistory/UnitedNations/InternationalCriminalCourt|ICC]] * [[WorldHistory/WorldTradeOrganization|WTO]] ---- == History == ---- CategoryRicottone