11 Facts About United Nations Organization

1.

United Nations is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.

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The League of Nations was approved, and started operations, but the U S never joined.

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3.

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

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The text of the Declaration by United Nations was drafted on 29 December 1941, by Roosevelt, Churchill, and Roosevelt aide Harry Hopkins.

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The drafting of the Charter of the United Nations was completed over the following two months; it was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries.

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In 2003, the United 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.

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United Nations is part of the broader UN system, which includes an extensive network of institutions and entities.

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8.

United Nations system includes a myriad of autonomous, separately-administered funds, programmes, research and training institutes, and other subsidiary bodies.

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The Food and Agriculture United Nations Organization, founded in 1945, promotes agricultural development and food security.

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10.

World Health United Nations Organization, which focuses on international health issues and disease eradication, is another of the UN's largest agencies.

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United Nations Organization's knows that no state, no matter how powerful, can solve urgent problems, fight for development and bring an end to all crises.

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