United Nations (UN)
The United Nations (UN) came into existence in 1945, when 50 countries met to draw up the United Nations Charter.The Charter is a comprehensive document detailing the rights and obligations of member States and establishing the organization's departments and procedures.
As outlined in the Charter, the objectives of the United Nations are:
- to obtain international peace and security;
- to develop friendly relations among nations;
- to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems;
- to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and
- to be a center for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends
The UN is more than a single body. It has 6 principal departments (including the General Assembly and the Security Council) and the United Nations family encompasses 15 agencies and numerous programs. The UN has 191 member countries (as of 24 February 2005).
For a complete listing of UN agencies and programs see: http://www.un.org/aboutun/chart.html
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