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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that was founded in 1945 in San Francisco, California in the United States, when 50 nations signed the United Nations Charter As stated in the charter, the UN's mission is to prevent international war, protect human rights, support social progress and justice, and help with economic progress. The United Nations supplanted the failed League of Nations, which was established in the 1920s.

Contents 1 Structure 1.1 General Assembly 1.2 Security Council 2 Departments and agencies 3 Major UN roles in history

Structure

The head of each member nation's delegation to the United Nations is titled Ambassador.

General Assembly

Security Council

The Security Council has 15 members, including 5 permanent members: Russia, China, the United States, the United Kingdom, and France.

Departments and agencies

National representatives to these organizations may also have the rank and title of Ambassador.

• UNESCO
• UNICEF
• World Health Organization
• International Labour Organization
• International Civil Aviation Organization

Major UN roles in history

• UN Declaration on Human Rights
• Korean War