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International Court of Justice (ICJ) :
Headquarters : The Hague (Netherlands)
Membership : Consists of 15 Judges and one Chief Justice who are elected by the General Assembly and the Security Council for a term of nine years. The chief justice term is 3 years.
Functions :
- It gives advisory opinion on legal matters to the bodies and special agencies of the UNO and considers the legal disputes brought before them.
- Justice R.S. Pathak, former Chief Justice of India, was elected judge of the ICJ on April 18, 1989.
Official Languages : French and English
Secretary - Generals of the UNO :
S.No | Name | Country | Year |
1 | Trygve Lie | Norway | 1946 – 52 |
2 | Dag Hammarkjold | Sweden | 1953 – 61 |
3 | U. Thant | Myanmar | 1962 – 71 |
4 | Dr. Kurt Waldheim | Australia | 1972 – 81 |
5 | Javier Perez De Cuellar | Peru (2 Times) | 1982 – 91 |
6 | Dr. Boutros – Ghali | Egypt | 1992 – 97 |
7 | Kofi Annan | Ghana (2 Times) | 1997 – 06 |
8 | Ban – Ki – Moon | S. Korea (2 Times) | 01 – 01 – 2007 to PRESENT |
Trusteeship Council :
Headquarters : NewYork
Membership : There are five permanent members of the Security Council plus those nations who administer Trust Territories.
Functions : To Safeguard the interest of inhabitants of territories which are not yet fully self-governing and are governed by an administering country.
The Secretariat :
Headed by : A Secretary - General who is appointed by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council.
Tenure : Five Years, and eligible for re - election after the term expires.
Functions : It is the chief Administrative Office of the UNO which coordinates and supervises the activities of the UNO.
Official Languages of the UNO :
There are now SIX official working languages recognised by the UNO.
- Chinese
- English
- French
- Russian
- Spanish
- Arabic
UNO International Decades :
1983 – 1992 | United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons |
1984 – 1993 | Second Decade to combat Racism and Racial Discrimination |
1985 – 1994 | Treansport and Communication Decade for Asia and the Pacific |
1988 – 1997 | World Decade for Cultural Development |
1997 – 2006 | United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty |
1990 – 1999 | United Nations Decade for International Law |
1990 – 2000 | International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism |
1991 – 2000 | Fourth United Nations Development Decade |
1991 – 2000 | Second Transport and communications Decade in Africa |
1991 – 2000 | United Nations Decade against Drug Abuse |
1991 – 2000 | Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination |
1994 – 2004 | Internaitonal Decade of the World’s Indigenous People |
1995 – 2004 | United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education |
1997 – 2006 | United Nations Decade for the Eradication of Poverty |
2001 – 2010 | Decade of Roll Back Malaria in Developing Countires (Espicially Africa), Second International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the world |
2003 – 2012 | United Nations Literacy Decade : Education for All |
2005 – 2015 | Second International Decade of the World’s Indigenous People, United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, International Decade for 7 Action, “ Water for Life” |
2008 – 2017 | Second UN Decade for the Eradication of Poverty |
2010 – 2012 | UN Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification |