Monday, July 24, 2017

United Postal Union



United Postal Union is a specialised agency of the UN that coordinates the postal service policy among its member nations. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration (CA), the Postal Operations Council (POC) and the International Bureau. 

There are 192 member nations of the United Postal Union. The newest member is South Sudan, which joined on 4 October 2011.

The basic objectives of the UPU are listed below :
  • Financial services
  • General policy issues
  • Parcels
  • Postal economics
  • Sustainable development
  • Technical cooperation
Bishar Abdirahman Hussein was first elected Director General of the UPU International Bureau on 10 October 2012 during the 25th Universal Postal Congress in Doha, receiving a second mandate during the 26th Congress in Istanbul.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization




United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization(UNESCO) is a specific association of the UN which attempts to make the conditions for discourse among developments, societies and people groups, in light of regard for generally shared esteems. 

UNESCO was shaped on 16 November 1945. It has 195 part countries and is represented by the General Conference and the Decision Board. Its headquarter is situated in Paris and it dedicates itself to global peace and security by advancing training, logical developments and societies all through the world. 

UNESCO seeks after its targets through five noteworthy projects: training, characteristic sciences, social/human sciences, culture and correspondence/data. 

The principle target of UNESCO are recorded beneath : 

It conducts projects and trainings to teach the general population. 

Directing and assigning undertakings or spots of logical and social significance. 

Advancing and financing ventures for social welfare. 

There are different NGOs and INGOs working under UNESCO all through the world. 

Irina Bokova is the present Director General and she is from Bulgaria. She has been dealing with the association from an abnormal state since 2009.

Thursday, July 13, 2017

International Telecommunication Union

The International Telecommunication is a particular association of the UN.ITU is focused on interfacing all the world's kin – wherever they live and whatever their methods. Through work, ITU ensures and underpins everybody's crucial ideal to convey.

Today, ICTs support everything ITU does. They help oversee and control crisis administrations, water supplies, control systems and nourishment conveyance chains. They bolster human services, training, taxpayer driven organizations, money related markets, transportation frameworks, online business stages and natural administration. Furthermore, they enable individuals to speak with associates, loved ones whenever, and anyplace.

TU participation peruses like a's Who of the ICT area. ITU is one of a kind among UN organizations in having both open and private area enrollment. So notwithstanding our 193 Member States, ITU enrollment incorporates ICT controllers, many driving scholarly organizations and nearly 700 tech organizations.

In an inexorably interconnected world, ITU is the single worldwide association grasping all players in this powerful and quickly developing segment.

Wednesday, July 12, 2017

International Monetary Fund






The International Monetary Fund is a specialised organization of the UN to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world.

It was established under the idea of Harry Dexter White and John Maynard Keynes in 1944. The primary work of the IMF is to main a standard and stable monetary system- exchange rates and prices etc. all around the world. 

There are 189 countries as the members of the INF and 24 directors each representing a single country or a group of countries. The approximate staffing of the INF is 2700 from 148 countries. This organization also helps the member nations experiencing balance of payment difficulties. 

The Managing Director of the IMF is Christine Lagarde and she has been holding the post from 5 July 2011. Previously she has hold various ministerial post in the French Government. 

International Maritime Organization





International Maritime Organization is a specific association of the UN which is dependable of directing delivery. The IMO was built up in Geneva in 1984 and came into constrain ten years after the fact. 

The headquarter of the UN is arranged in London and it comprises of 172 part countries. The primary part of IMO is to build up sheltered, secure and a superior methods for delivery by making if more productive. The money related circumstance of the IMO is overseen by a committee of individuals chosen by the get together. To be a part country of the IMO the country must sign or concur with the Convention on the International Maritime Organization. The three partner individuals from the IMO are the Faroe Islands, Hong Kong and Macao.

The world expects and depends on a more secure delivery association which is given by the system of the IMO. IMO covers the whole transporting strategy of the world including plan of the boats, hardware, keeping an eye on, operation.etc. 

Kitack Lim was chosen Secretary-General of the Organization by the 114th session of the IMO Council in June 2015 for a four-year time span starting 1 January 2016. The decision was supported by the IMO's Assembly at its 29th session in November 2015.