The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international co-operation and to create and maintain international order. A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict.
1. The United Nations have a world celebration day! It has been observed on the 24th of October since 1948!
2. The presidency of the General Assembly rotates among five groups of member states: African, Asian, Eastern European, Latin American/Caribbean, and Western European.
3. The United Nations is an international organization created to maintain international peace and promote human rights.
4. It was founded in 1945 after the Second World War.
5. The U.N. is best known for peacekeeping, peacebuilding, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.
6. The U.N. began with 51 countries and is now comprised of 193 Member States.
7. The U.N. reaches virtually every corner of the world.
8. They protect human rights through 80 different treaties and declarations.
9. They work with 140 nations to combat climate change.
10. One of their primary goals is to develop friendly relations.