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The UN's aims and principles, its six main organs, its specialized agencies and programmes, and Pakistan's role.
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Article 1 of the UN Charter
The United Nations was created in 1945 to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, promote international cooperation and human rights, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
Article 2 of the UN Charter
Article 2 of the Charter lays down the principles that the UN and its members must follow in pursuing the organization's purposes.
The main deliberative organ
The General Assembly is the UN's main deliberative, policy-making and representative organ, in which all 193 members are represented with one vote each.
Primary responsibility for peace and security
The Security Council has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security; its decisions are binding on all UN members.
Coordinating economic and social work
ECOSOC coordinates the economic, social, environmental and humanitarian work of the UN and its specialized agencies and commissions.
Supervising trust territories (now inactive)
The Trusteeship Council supervised territories placed under the international trusteeship system after the Second World War, helping them move towards self-government or independence.
The UN's principal judicial organ
The ICJ settles legal disputes submitted by states and gives advisory opinions on legal questions referred by UN organs and agencies.
The UN's administrative organ
The Secretariat carries out the day-to-day work of the UN. It is headed by the Secretary-General, the UN's chief administrative officer, who is appointed for five years.
Autonomous organizations linked to the UN
Specialized agencies are independent international organizations, each with its own members, budget and governing body, linked to the UN by special agreements and coordinated through ECOSOC.
UN bodies working on development and relief
Funds and programmes are subsidiary bodies of the UN, financed mainly by voluntary contributions, that deliver development and humanitarian work around the world.
Seventy-five years of partnership
Pakistan has been an active UN member since 1947: a party to UN resolutions on Kashmir, one of the largest contributors to UN peacekeeping, and a frequent member of the Security Council.