The United Nations (UN) is an organization between countries established on 24 October 1945 to promote international cooperation. It was founded to replace the League of Nations following World War II and to prevent another conflict. When it was founded, the UN had 51 members. Now there are 193. Most nations are members of the UN and send diplomats to the headquarters to hold meetings and make decisions about global issues.
After World War I, the nations of the world formed the League of Nations. The organization was a place where nations could talk through their differences calmly. However, some countries like Germany, Italy, and Japan ignored the League. They tried to solve their problems through war. Members of the League of Nations did not want to go to war to protect other members and so it failed. World War II soon started.
The Allies of World War II often called themselves "the United Nations" since they were united against the Axis Powers. After the war, the winners formed a new organization for world peace. On 25 April 1945 in San Francisco, they decided on the name '"United Nations". In June, they signed the United Nations Charter and decided how the organization would work. The UN was created on 24 October 1945, and its first meeting was held in January 1946. Since 1947 24 October has been called “United Nations Day”. The only country whose flag is modeled after the United Nations is Somalia.[3]
Through a series of goals, resolutions and declarations the United Nations has a set of commitments, actions, and goals to stop and reverse the spread of HIV and scale up towards universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care, and support services.
Some of the UN's main work involves the Sustainable Development Goals. These goals, sometimes called the Global Goals, were adopted by the General Assembly in 2015. These 17 goals are based around ending poverty and hunger, making people more equal, and taking action to stop climate change.[4] UN agencies such as UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF, IOM and others are essential in delivering humanitarian assistance.
may resolve non-compulsory recommendations to states, or suggestions to the Security Council
decides on the admission of new members, after a proposal of the Security Council
adopts the budget
elects the non-permanent members of the Security Council and all of the members of Economic and Social Council, after a proposal of the Security Council, the UN Secretary General, and the 15 judges of the International Court of Justice.
supports the other UN bodies administratively, such as in the organization of conferences, in the writing of reports and studies, and in the preparation of the budget plan
chairman, the UN Secretary General, is elected by the General Assembly for a five-year mandate and is the most important representative of the UN.
responsible for cooperation on economic and social fields (raising the general standard of living and solving economic, social and health problems, promotion of human rights, culture, education, and humanitarian aid)
has therefore established manyfunctional and regional commissions
also co-ordinates the cooperation with the numerous specialized agencies of the United Nations
has 54 members, elected by the General Assembly to serve staggered three-year mandates
was originally designed to manage colonial possessions that were earlier League of Nations mandates
inactive since 1994, with the last trust territory, Namibia, attaining independence in 1990
There are special agencies of the United Nations. They are independent of the UN secretariat, with their own budgets and memberships.[6] Some of them are older than the United Nations. Here are a few of them:
The United Nations also has funds and programmes. Unlike specialized agencies, these are reliant on voluntary contributions, or money that countries can choose whether or not to give to.[6]
↑Tittemore, Brian D. "Belligerents in blue helmets: applying international humanitarian law to United Nations peace operations." Stan. J. Int'l L. 33 (1997): 61.
↑"Home". United Nations Sustainable Development. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
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