UNITED NATIONS DAY

 




The United Nations (UN) Day is observed on October 24 each year and marks the official establishment of the United Nations in 1945.

There is no other global organization with the legitimacy, convening power and normative impact of the United Nations. Today, the urgency for all countries to come together, to fulfil the promise of the nations united, has rarely been greater.

The United Nations is an intergovernmental organisation whose primary role is to maintain world peace and security.

It plays an important role in developing friendly relations among countries, achieving international cooperation and being a centre of coordination for nations.


About the United Nations:

The UN came into existence on October 24, 1945. The name 'United Nations' was coined by the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the Declaration of the United Nations on January 1, 1942, during the Second World War.

The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, which was not represented at the Conference, signed it later and became one of the original 51 Member States.

The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories. The name "United Nations" was coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt and first used in the Declaration by United Nations of 1 January 1942, during Second World War.

The UN had 51 members at the time of its establishment. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. Each of the 193 Member States of the United Nations is a member of the General Assembly.

The organisation has different organs: the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice and the UN Secretariat.

 

On this day, the UN Charter was ratified by a majority of signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, which led to the official establishment of the UN.

 

Compiled by Hetika Kathuria


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