United Nations ...... Established24th October 1945 by 51 countries HeadquarterNew York, United States Official languagesArabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish TotalMembership193 member Present Secretary GeneralBan Ki-moon First Secretary GeneralTrygve Lie,Norway United Nations was establishedSan Francisco City Permanent Members in Security CouncilRussia, USA, France, China and UK. Logo designer of the United NationsDonal McLaughlin Newest Member in UNSouth Sudan, 14thJuly 2011 Six Principal OrgansThe General Assembly The Security Council The Economic and Social Council The Secretariat The International Court of Justice The United Nations Trusteeship Council Organizations and specialized agencies of the United Nations NameHeadquartersEstablished Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)Rome, Italy1945 International Labour Organization (ILO)Geneva, Switzerland1946 International Maritime Organization (IMO)London, United Kingdom1948 World Food Programme (WFP)Rome, Italy1963 World Health Organization (WHO)Geneva, Switzerland1948 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Vienna, Austria1957 International Telecommunication Union (ITU)Geneva, Switzerland1947 World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)Madrid, Spain1974 Universal Postal Union (UPU)Bern, Switzerland1947 International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)Montreal, Canada1947 International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)Rome, Italy1977 International Monetary Fund (IMF)Washington, D.C., USA1945 World Bank (WB)Washington, D.C., USA1945 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)Geneva, Switzerland1974 World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Geneva, Switzerland1950 United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)Vienna, Austria1967 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)Paris, France1946 The UN has 4 main purposes •To keep peace throughout the world •To develop friendly relations among nations •To help nations work together to improve the lives of poor people, to conquer hunger, disease and illiteracy, and to encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms •To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations to achieve these goals