Chapter 28: An Interdependent World
Economics and Social Council
UN agency that tries to promote a higher standard of living around the world
security council
UN's peace-keeping arm
secretariat
carries out the day-to-day business in the UN
sanctions
coercive measures
satellites
countries politically or economically dominated or controlled by another more powerful country
international tribunals
courts with authority from the UN to hear cases and make judgments about violations of international human rights laws
UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund)
created in 1946 to help children in Europe after World War Two
IMF (International Monetary Fund)
created to promote international, financial, and technical cooperation
genocide
deliberate killing of a racial or cultural group
multinationals
firms that do businesses, have offices, or have factories in many countries
globalization
individuals and nations working internationally across barriers of distance, culture, and technology
International Court of Justice
judicial arm of the UN
apartheid
laws that dictated where blacks could travel, eat, and go to school.
conservation
limit on polluting resources
general assembly
only UN body to which all member nations belong
global interdependence
people and nations all over the world now depend upon one another for many goods and services
Trusteeship Council
responsible for helping 2 territories that were not colonial possessions but did not enjoy self--government after World War Two
World Bank
set up to make loans by developing countries at low interest rates
Cold War
stale-mate between the US and the Soviet Union
WHO (World Health Organization)
strives to direct and coordinate international health work
acid rain
sulfur dioxide gas from coal-burning factories mixed with water vapor that later falls to the Earth
secretary general
the chief executive officer of the UN
internationalism
the idea that nations should cooperate to promote common aims
Veto
to reject a motion
protectionism
when a nation tries to protect their industries from foreign competition by placing tariffs on imports
