Posted by 5Nichole on September 26, 2009 at 6:00pm
Ban Ki-moon
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The United Nations is like a peace organization. The UN was founded in 1945 after world War II. The United Nations deals with international laws, security, economic development, social progess, world peace, and human rights. The United Nations was formed after the League of Nations failed. The UN became official on October 24, 1945. There are currently 192 members of the United Nations. The UN has six official lunguages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.Economic and Social Council:THe ECOSOC which means Economic and Social Council has 54 members to who are all elected by General Assembly for a Three year period. They elect a president for one year period. The economic and social council meets once a year in the month July, but since 1998, it has held another meeting each April to dicuss finances.Secretary General:The Secretariat is headed by the Secretary general who act as a spokesman and leader of the United Nations. The current Secretary General is Ban Ki-moon.
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