United Nations

United Nations

An international organization, headquartered in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945.

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Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

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A specialized agency of the United Nations that was established in 1945. Headquartered in Rome, FAO has a number of regional, subregional, and liaison offices around the world. The organization is ...

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)

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Prior to World War I (1914–18), world trade flourished with the creation (since 1860) of a network of bilateral treaties based on most-favored-nation principals (MFN) governed trade relationships. ...

International Court of Justice (ICJ)

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Sometimes known as the "World Court", ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN) founded in 1946. Its statute is a multilateral agreement annexed to the charter of the United ...

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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An independent intergovernmental organization established in 1957 tasked by the United Nations to promote and monitor safe, secure, and peaceful uses of atomic energy. It reports annually to the UN ...

mandates

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After World War I, the colonial territories of the defeated powers were distributed to the victorious allies, under the general supervision of the League of Nations. It was a system of trusteeships ...

United Nations membership

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Article 4 of the United Nations Charter stipulates that membership in the UN is open to all "peace-loving states which accept the obligations contained in the present Charter and, in the judgment of ...

Hague Tribunal

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Headquartered at the Hague, Netherlands, the Hague Tribunal was originally established by the Hague Peace Conference in 1899 to provide a permanent court accessible at all times for the resolution of ...