The purpose of the United Nations is to bring all nations of the world together to work for peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human dignity and the well-being of all people. It affords the opportunity for countries to balance global interdependence and national interests when addressing international problems.
There are currently 192 Members of the United Nations. They meet in the General Assembly, which is the closest thing to a world parliament. Each country, large or small, rich or poor, has a single vote, however, none of the decisions taken by the Assembly are binding. Nevertheless, the Assembly's decisions become resolutions that carry the weight of world governmental opinion.
The United Nations Headquarters is in New York City but the land and buildings are international territory. The United Nations has its own flag, its own post office and its own postage stamps. Six official languages are used at the United Nations - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. The UN European Headquarters is in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. It has offices in Vienna, Austria and Economic Commissions in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, Amman in Jordan, Bangkok in Thailand and Santiago in Chile. The senior officer of the United Nations Secretariat is the Secretary-General.
http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/unintro/unintro.asp
United Nations
Profile of the United Nations: Beginnings, Purpose and Structure
http://www.state.gov/p/io/fs/51371.htm
2006-12-29 01:07:07
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The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate co-operation in international law, international security, economic development, and social equity. It was founded in 1945 at the signing of the United Nations Charter by 51 countries, replacing the League of Nations founded in 1919.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nation
2006-12-29 00:41:47
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answered by dinshaw 1
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i think of the founding fathers are rolling of their graves for the cutting-edge failures of the federal government. It replaced into think to maintain order and prosperity for its human beings. to make certain the state are doing each and every thing they could for its human beings. It replaced into additionally think to have the skill to construct a greater u.s. with ties and a style of what a republic could appear like for others to maintain on with-in recent times i don't be attentive to we've th best and the main suitable experienced protection rigidity in the worldwide and yet we've lost our political power we as quickly as had and well known for. enable's see with the recent President in the event that they are able to take us back to an era the place we've been the main suitable of maximum suitable!
2016-10-06 04:03:25
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answered by lyon 4
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I think the original purpose was to keep wars from
taking place after WW2.
I think they get an F.
2006-12-29 00:39:38
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