2 Constitution, Polity, Social Justice & International Relations · 2.7.1 International relations and India's foreign policy
2.7.1.4 United Nations: organs, specialised agencies, peacekeeping and reform; India at the UN
The United Nations (Charter in force 24 October 1945; 193 members) works through six principal organs led by the General Assembly and the 15-member Security Council, a family of 15 specialised agencies and peacekeeping missions; India, a founding member and one of the largest peacekeeping contributors, leads the push to reform the Security Council.
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Key terms
- United Nations
- UN Charter
- San Francisco Conference
- General Assembly
- Security Council
- veto
- P5
- ECOSOC
- Trusteeship Council
- ICJ
- Secretariat
- Secretary-General
- specialised agencies
- peacekeeping
- UNMOGIP
- Uniting for Peace
- G4
- Uniting for Consensus
- Ezulwini Consensus
- L.69
- IGN
- Pact for the Future
- UN80
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- Common trapsFoundation
- Quick revisionFoundation
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