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The '''World Zone Authority''', ([[TV]]: | The '''World Zone Authority''', ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) also called the '''World Zone Organisation''' ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)}}) and the '''World Zones Authority''', ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) was the successor to the [[United Nations]] on [[Earth]] in the early [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) | ||
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
Nations were grouped into Zones answerable to a World President, headquartered in the UN's old [[New York]] building. Each Zone had its own Controller but a centralised security agency under a World Security Chief had jurisdiction over the whole body, and [[visa]]s and passes were needed to move from Zone to Zone. [[Rocket]]s had replaced [[plane]]s: the [[Australia]]-[[Hungary]] flight took two hours. ([[TV]]: | Nations were grouped into Zones answerable to a World President, headquartered in the UN's old [[New York]] building. Each Zone had its own Controller but a centralised security agency under a World Security Chief had jurisdiction over the whole body, and [[visa]]s and passes were needed to move from Zone to Zone. [[Rocket]]s had replaced [[plane]]s: the [[Australia]]-[[Hungary]] flight took two hours. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) | ||
Zones included the [[Arctic]], [[Australia|Australasian]], [[Central Asia]]n, [[North Africa]]n, [[European Zone|European]], [[Central European Zone|Central Europe]]an, [[North Africa]]n, ([[PROSE]]: | Zones included the [[Arctic]], [[Australia|Australasian]], [[Central Asia]]n, [[North Africa]]n, [[European Zone|European]], [[Central European Zone|Central Europe]]an, [[North Africa]]n, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)}}) and [[East Indies ReVit Zone|East Indies]] Zones. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
In [[2038]], [[Whiteacre]] signed the [[World Zones Accord]]. By [[2069]], it was clear that this had reduced the [[United Nations]] to a "[[joke]]" in comparison with the World Zones Authority. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[2038]], [[Whiteacre]] signed the [[World Zones Accord]]. By [[2069]], it was clear that this had reduced the [[United Nations]] to a "[[joke]]" in comparison with the World Zones Authority. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | ||
In the [[2030s]], the planet was suffering food shortages and the scientist [[Ramón Salamander]] gained fame for solving the problem with his [[Sun Store]], which increased grain production in [[Canada]] and [[Ukraine]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In the [[2030s]], the planet was suffering food shortages and the scientist [[Ramón Salamander]] gained fame for solving the problem with his [[Sun Store]], which increased grain production in [[Canada]] and [[Ukraine]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)}}) By another account, this had occurred in the [[2010s]], and the Sun Store debuted in [[2018]]. Secretly, Salamander was power hungry and five years prior, he'd begun a plan to conquer the planet by tricking scientists into believing a [[nuclear war]] had started. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) | ||
Salamander also began to murder and blackmail politicians to allow his own trusted officials to take top jobs in the Authority. ([[TV]]: | Salamander also began to murder and blackmail politicians to allow his own trusted officials to take top jobs in the Authority. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)}}) Arctic Zone Deputy [[Lars Helvig]] was found dead in his office, supposedly of [[suicide]], but there was no known reason. Central Asian Zone Controller [[Mikhail Assevski]], a former [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] Marathon-Swim [[Gold Medal]]ist, was found drowned 100 metres offshore in [[Lake Baikal]]. | ||
Additionally, the Central European Leader [[Alexander Denes]] was arrested and killed; Second-in-command [[Fedorin]] was killed; and Finance Deputy and expert skier [[Jean Ferrier]], father of [[Astrid Ferrier]], vanished without a trace in perfect weather conditions. European Zone Commissioner [[John Freremont]] was brutally murdered. No arrests were ever made. | Additionally, the Central European Leader [[Alexander Denes]] was arrested and killed; Second-in-command [[Fedorin]] was killed; and Finance Deputy and expert skier [[Jean Ferrier]], father of [[Astrid Ferrier]], vanished without a trace in perfect weather conditions. European Zone Commissioner [[John Freremont]] was brutally murdered. No arrests were ever made. | ||
While this was happening, Salamander had the scientists cause "natural" disasters that he could "warn" against or aid. One such disaster was a freak [[tidal wave]] that sank a [[Caribbean]] [[cruise ship|cruisefoil]]. ([[PROSE]]: | While this was happening, Salamander had the scientists cause "natural" disasters that he could "warn" against or aid. One such disaster was a freak [[tidal wave]] that sank a [[Caribbean]] [[cruise ship|cruisefoil]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who and the Enemy of the World (novelisation)}}) Finally, he triggered a [[volcano]] in the Central European Zone to discredit its Controller. Thanks to the actions of the [[Second Doctor]] and North Africa and European Deputy Security Leader [[Giles Kent]], Salamander's plot was discovered and stopped by the [[Second Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Enemy of the World (TV story)}}) | ||
In [[2054]], [[General]] [[Tchike]] received direct orders from the inner circle of the World Zones Authority to capture [[thermosystron bomb]]s from the [[Montana Republican Militia]]. ([[PROSE]]: | In [[2054]], [[General]] [[Tchike]] received direct orders from the inner circle of the World Zones Authority to capture [[thermosystron bomb]]s from the [[Montana Republican Militia]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | ||
During the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion of Earth]] in the [[2150s]], the [[House of Commons]] had a mosaic with the logo of the World Zones Authority. ([[PROSE]]: | During the [[2150s Dalek invasion of Earth|Dalek invasion of Earth]] in the [[2150s]], the [[House of Commons]] had a mosaic with the logo of the World Zones Authority. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Alien Bodies (novel)}}) | ||
[[Category:Earth-based governments]] | [[Category:Earth-based governments]] | ||
[[Category:Diplomacy]] | [[Category:Diplomacy]] | ||
