THE UNITED NATIONS PLAN FOR NAMIBIAN INDEPENDENCE When the Security Council in 1976 demanded free elections under the supervision and control of United Nations, it declared that adequate time was required to enable the UN to establish the necessary machinery for the elections in Namibia and to permit the Namibian people to organise themselves...

The Special Committee on Decolonisation  The declaration on decolonisation provided a framework for the General Assembly to pay attention to progress achieved towards ending the subjugation of peoples. A body entitled Special Committee on the Situation with Regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on Decolonisation (Committee of 24)...

UN Journey From Trusteeship to Independence  The elaborate Trusteeship system reached full bloom in a period of about 15 years, from 1948 to 1963. By the end of 1949, the General Assembly had approved 11 trust agreements. All of them have since achieved independence. The Trusteeship Council and the General Assembly have tried to encourage the...

THE TRUSTEESHIP SYSTEM The decolonisation efforts of the United Nations derive from the Charter principle of ”equal rights and self~determination of peoples”, as well as from three specific chapters in the Charter -XI (Non-self-governing Territories), X11 and XIII (Trusteeship Areas) devoted to the interests of dependent peoples. Since 1960, the UN...

THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL  The Economic and Social Council was established by the Charter as the principal organ to coordinate the economic and social work of the United Nations and the specialised agencies and institutions-known as the ”United Nations family” of organisations.            The Council has...

Composition and Sessions The Security Council has primary responsibility, under the Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security The Council has 15 members. five permanent members---(China, France, Russia the United Kingdom and the United States) and 10 non-permanent members elected by the General Assembly for two-year terms.   ...

The general assembly Composition If the present international society were to be compared with a nation state, the UN General assembly could be help on represent a parliament in which the affairs of the world are debated and discussed by representatives of every region.           But the assembly is not yet a world parliament...

Birth Of The United Nations ? As the League of nations was a product of world war 1, so  was the united nations product of world war 2. During the war period, the idea that a new, major international organisation would be needed to maintain peace and security in the post war world, gradually gained popularity among the allied powers.  ...

The purpose of the UN The purpose of the united nations are indicated in its preamble and are laid down in clearer article 1 of the charter. The preamble shows that the charter of the UN is born of the experiences of a devastating war and that it holds out hope of a lasting peace , based on a recognition of fundamental human rights which have been...

THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS Do you know ? The Principal Purpose Of The League Of all the predecessors of the United Nations, the league of Nations was the most significant one. It contributed innovative ideas, practices and experiences which were later taken up by the UN. The league was the brainchild of president woodrow wilson of the united states....

The Development Of International Organisation In The 19th Century. do you know? Background Of the international organisation There are some universally accepted prerequisites for the development of international organisation. First, the world must be divided into independent states, second. there must be an awareness among them of the problems...