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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On 10 January 1920, the League of United Nations formally came into being when the Covenant of the League of United Nations, 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 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.
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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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UN Charter stipulates that each primary organ of the United Nations can establish various specialized agencies to fulfil its duties.
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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 admission of any such state to membership in the United Nations will be effected by a decision of the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council.
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United Nations 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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MUN is a simulation of United Nations activity based on the UN agenda and following UN procedure.
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