The United Nations Secretariat is one of the United Nations' six primary organizations and its mission is the maintenance of international peace and security. Its activities focus on preventing conflict, assisting parties in dispute to reach agreement, deploying peacekeepers, and providing the circumstances necessary for peace to last and thrive. The Secretariat is also responsible for gathering and compiling background material on various problems, assisting in implementing decisions taken by the various institutions of the United Nations, and organizing international conferences. It also translates speeches into the UN's official languages and distributes papers to keep the public informed about the UN's operations.