The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress and human rights issues. The UN was founded in 1945 to replace the League of Nations, in the hope that it would intervene in conflicts between states and thereby avoid war.There are now 192 member states, including almost every recognized independent state. From its headquarters on international territory within New York City, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization is divided into administrative bodies, primarily:The General Assembly (the main deliberative organ);The Security Council (decides certain resolutions for peace and security);The Economic and Social Council (assists in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development);The Secretariat (provides studies, information, and facilities needed by the UN);The International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ).Additional bodies deal with the governance of all other UN System agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The UN's most visible public figure is the Secretary-General, currently Ban Ki-moon of South Korea.The UN is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from member states and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

February 6 & 7th celebrates Chinese New Year for 2008 - find out what this ancient festival that dates back to ancient China is all about - the rituals of red packets and dragon dances, the abundance of foods & snacks, and more. .!

Food is like a LIGHT SWITCH which can turn Fat Burning ON or OFF.So even though it may seem like a contradiction to say that eating more often is the solution to weight loss............that's exactly what our New Dieting System is all about. Of course, you must eat the right meals in the right patterns each day !

If the body does not get enough food (nutrients), it goes into starvation mode. In this mode, the body stores everything it can as fat so it can survive. This slows the metabolism rate and when start eating again, the body stores this new intake as fat. Controlling calorie intake is only one part of the energy equation.

As deputy head of intelligence at Russia's U.N. mission from 1995 to 2000, Tretyakov directed spy operations in New York and at the United Nations. He says his agents included a former Soviet bloc ambassador and a senior Russian official in the Iraqi oil-for-food program.

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