Describe the International Organizations after the WWII

Oct. 24., 1945: the United Nations was established

- aim: to preserve peace through international cooperation

- founded by 51 countries and today it has 189 members

- organizations in the UN:

· General Assembly - all UN states are members

· Security Council - 5 permanent members: USA, GB., Fr., China,

SU

- 10 rotating members

· Secretariat

· Trusteeship Council

· International Court of Justice

· Economic and Social Council

Specialized Agencies:

- FAO: Food and Agricultural Organization

- WB: World Bank

- IMF: International Monotory Found

- UNESCO: United Nation's Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

- UNICEF: Umited Nation's International Children's Emergency Found

Economic Cooperations:

- Marshall Plan

- 1948: - GB-Fr: a treaty about economic cooperation

- OEEC: Organization for European Economic Cooperation

- 1949: Comecon: Council for Mutual Economic Assistance

- 1951: European Coal and Steel Community

- 1957: EEC: European Economic Community

» Common Market

Military Cooperations:

- 1949: NATO

- founding members: 12 countries

- today it has 26 members

- not only European Organization (USA, Canada)

- 1955: Warsaw Pact

-1955: the Austrian Pact was signed

® the SU withdrew its troops from Austria

® Austria became neutral

- its members could station troops on the territory of each other

League of Nations « United Nations: because the UN could solve crises between bigger nations