Sorting out SyriaSTEP 1

Find out about Syria by asking great questions

STEP 3Make a difference by persuading our

Government to listen to us.

STEP 2Work out a

solution to the problem by having

a BIG debate

What is the job of a football referee?

The United Nations

Aims

What is it? History of…

UN Charter

What is it?The United

Nations (UN) is an

international organisation made up of

nearly every country in the

world.

Leaders from all the countries get together and have big meetings at their

headquarters in New York, USA

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They vote on massive decisions which affect the whole world!

History of the United Nations

The UN was formed in 1945.What major world conflict ended in 1945?

Why would this event make people around the

world think that human rights needed to be

protected?

The UN's aims...

1) To stop conflict and war

2) To protect human rights

3) To make sure countries obey international laws

The U.N. Charter...

The U.N Charter is like the referee's rule book which acts

as a international law.

All countries have to sign to say they will follow the rules.

When a country breaks the rules and goes against the U.N. Charter, the U.N. is

supposed to punish this country.

They could do this by…

1) Not allowing that country to do any business with any other country.

2) Using the military to force countries to obey the law.

5 permanent members - US, Russia, UK, China, France

10 non-permanent members, for two years. Currently - Azernaijan, India, South Africa, Columbia, Morocco, Togo, Germany, Pakistan,

Guatemala & Portugal

Need 9 votes (out of 15) to get a resolution passed - BUT must have all the votes of the

big 5.

In other words the 5 permanent member have the power to VETO (block) any resolution.

Since 1984, China has vetoed 3 resolutions; France 3; Russia/USSR 4; UK 10 and the US 43

Resolution!!!!!!