7 Facts About Organization United Nations

1. On January 1, 1942, the Organization United Nations States was one of twenty-six states to sign the Declaration of the United Nations.

2. In 2003, as the Organization United Nations States and Britain sought a UN Security Council resolution in favor of military action against Iraq, Chile and Mexico drew international attention for their efforts to achieve a diplomatic solution.

3. In 2003, the Organization United Nations States launched a $15 billion Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—the largest national commitment to combat a single disease in history.

4. World Health Organization United Nations is calling for whole-plant marijuana, as well as cannabis resin, to be removed from Schedule IV, the most restrictive category of a 1961 drug convention signed by countries from around the world.

5. In 2003, the Organization United Nations States invaded Iraq despite failing to pass a UN Security Council resolution for authorization, prompting a new round of questioning of the organization's effectiveness.

6. On January 10, 1920, the League of Organization United Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, takes effect.

7. The League of Organization United Nations was approved, and in the summer of 1919 Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles and the Covenant of the League of Nations to the US Senate for ratification.