government. It provides the machinery to help find solutions to disputes or

problems, and to deal with virtually any matter of concern to humanity.

It does not legislate like a national parliament. But in the meeting

rooms and corridors of the UN, representatives of almost all countries of the

world large and small, rich and poor, with varying political views and social

systems have a voice and vote in shaping the policies of the international

community. The year 1995 marks the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Organization.

The UN has six main organs, listed below. All are based at UN

Headquarters in New York, except the International Court of Justice, which is

The General Assembly, sometimes called the nearest thing to a world

parliament, is the main deliberative body. All Member States are represented in

it, and each has one vote. Decisions on ordinary matters are taken by simple

majority. Important questions require a two-thirds majority.

The Assembly holds its regular sessions from mid-September to mid-

Commission works to further the development of international law. The UN has

Emergency Relief Coordinator, who heads the UN Department of Humanitarian

taken in 1995, when a Review Conference extended the Treaty indefinitely. Other

Among the many other programmes working for development is the UN

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