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United Nations (U.N.)
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Position:
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No Position Found
to the question "Should the U.S. have attacked Iraq?"
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Reasoning:
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No position found (as of 2/21/07)
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Credibility/
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Organization/VIP/Other
Those individuals and organizations involved in the U.S.- Iraq debate who do not fit into the other star categories.
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Organization
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A. Description:
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"The United Nations is a unique international organization of 191 sovereign States, representing virtually every country in the world. It was founded [October 24, 1945] after the Second World War to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations and promote social progress, better living standards and human rights. The Member States are bound together by the principles of the UN Charter, an international treaty that spells out their rights and duties as members of the world community."
"Questions & Answers About the United Nations"
http://www.un.org/geninfo/ir/index.asp
(accessed 2/21/07)
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B. Mission:
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"We the Peoples of the United Nations Determined
to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and
to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and
to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and
to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom,
to practice tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbours, and
to unite our strength to maintain international peace and security, and
to ensure, by the acceptance of principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest, and
to employ international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples."
"Charter of the United Nations"
http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html
(accessed 2/21/07)
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C. Structure:
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International Organization of Sovereign and Independent States
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D. Members:
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191 Countries
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E. Annual Budget:
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$3.7 billion (2004 proposal for 2006-2007)
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F. Sr. Executive/
Title:
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Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General
Sheika Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, President of the U.N. General Assembly
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H. Contact Info:
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I: # of offices:
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6 main branches:
- General Assembly (New York)
- Security Council (New York)
- Economic and Social Council (New York)
- Trusteeship Assembly Council (New York)
- Secretariat (New York)
- International Court of Justice (The Hague in the Netherlands)
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Relevant Affiliations:
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Autonomous organizations joined to the UN through special agreements:
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)
- UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNEsCO)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Bank Group
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- nternational Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
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