United Nations

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Mind Map on United Nations, created by Lim Jia Yi on 11/11/2014.
Lim Jia Yi
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United Nations
  1. What does the UN symbol stand for?
    1. The olive branches are a symbol of peace
      1. The world map represents all the people in the world
    2. Aims
      1. Maintaining international peace and security
        1. Promoting human rights
          1. Fostering social and economic developement
            1. Protecting the environment
              1. Providing humanitarian aid
                1. Famine
                  1. Natural Disaster
                    1. Armed Conflict
          2. Organisation of the UN
            1. General Assembly
              1. Security Council
                1. Economic and Social Council
                  1. Secretariat
                    1. International Court of Justice
                      1. The primary judicial organ
                      2. Providing studies, information and facilities needed by UN
                      3. Promoting international economic and social co-operation and developement
                      4. Deciding certain resolutions for peace and security
                      5. Main deliberative assembly
                    2. Reasons for formation of the UN
                      1. The ineffectiveness of the League of Nations
                        1. For the prevention of terrible armed conflicts like the World Wars
                      2. Failures
                        1. The Massacre of Srebrenica
                          1. 1995 Bosnian War
                            1. Srebrenica designated as a UN safe zone
                              1. UN Peacekeeping force of 600 Dutch soldiers were put in place.
                                1. Serbs surrounded the safe zone with military personnel.
                                  1. With the safe zone surrounded, the UN force ran low of ammunitions , fuel and food.
                                    1. Resulted in the incapability to stop the Serbian forces
                                      1. Serbs invade Srebrenica
                                        1. Bosnian refugees fled to the UN compound in Potocari
                                          1. To seek refuge from the Serbian forces
                                          2. Serbs entered the camp, raping women and murdering freely, while the Dutch forces did nothing.
                                    2. Serbs VS Bosniaks
                                2. Successes
                                  1. 2006 East Timor Crisis
                                    1. Dispute within the East Timor military
                                      1. Soldiers from the western parts of the country claimed to be discriminated against
                                        1. A total of 581 soldiers deserted their barracks on 8 February
                                          1. On 24 April, the former soldiers and their civilian supporters marched through the capital in protest
                                            1. UN sent a peacekeeping force to maintain peace
                                    2. How does Singapore contribute to the UN?
                                      1. Dr Tommy Koh
                                        1. Chaired the Law of the Sea Conference
                                          1. Guiding the conflicting self-interests of countries to reach a sensible final agreement
                                          2. Security Council
                                            1. Disarmament and International Security
                                              1. World Health Organisation
                                                1. Asian Development Bank
                                                  1. International Monetary Fund
                                                    1. Non-Aligned Movement
                                        2. How does Singapore benefit from UN membership?
                                          1. Recognition
                                            1. Good relations
                                              1. Trade Abundance
                                                1. Singapore is known as a trading hub in South-East Asia
                                                2. Diplomatic ties with Malaysia and Indonesia
                                                3. Member of UN Security Council

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