Working in partnership with the UN in various economic, social, scientific and technical fields is a group of organizations related to the UN by special agreements. The agencies are:
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA International Labor Org. ILO
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Food and Agricultural Org. FAO ()
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Org. UNES-CO , ()
World Health Org. WHO - ()
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (or World Bank) Bank/IBRD -
International Development Assn. IDA -
International Finance Corp. IFC
International Monetary Fund IMF ()
International Civil Aviation Org. ICAO -
Universal Postal Union UPU International Telecommunication Union ITU
World Meteorological Org. WMO -
International Maritime Consultative Org. IMCO
Nations Industrial Development Org. UNIDO
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (an international commercial treaty) GATT
UNIT 3. WHAT THE UN DOES FOR PEACE
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The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary-General, who acts as the de facto spokesman and leader of the UN. The current Secretary-General is Ban Ki-moon, who took over from Kofi Annan in 2007.
Envisioned by Franklin D. Roosevelt as a world moderator, the Secretary-General can bring to the Security Council`s attention any matter which in his opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security, giving the position greater scope for action on the world stage. The position has evolved into a dual role of an administrator of the UN organization, a diplomat addressing disputes between member states and finding consensus to global issues.
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The Secretary General is appointed by the General Assembly, after being recommended by the Security Council. The selection can be vetoed by any member of the Security Council, and the General Assembly can theoretically override the Security Council`s recommendation if a majority vote is not achieved, although this has not happened so far. There are no specific criteria for the post, but over the years it has become accepted that the post shall be held for one or two terms of five years, that the post shall be appointed based on geographical rotation, and that the Secretary-General shall not originate from one of the five permanent Security Council member states.
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What the UN does for Peace
Vocabulary
1. to refrain from
2. to produce dramatic results
3. to defuse crisis
4. to be instrumental
5. hostile parties
6. to undertake mediation
7. to recourse to
8. ceasefire
9. truce
10. fight against terrorism
11. instigation
12. to challenge