About the United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an international organisation founded in 1945 with its headquarters in New York, the U.S. Established after the Second World War with the aim of maintaining world peace, the UN is currently made of 193 Member States. The intergovernmental organisation can take action on issues such as peace and security, sustainable development, climate change, human rights, disarmament, terrorism, food production and gender equality among others, thanks to the powers vested in its Charter which came into force on October 24, 1945.
Apart from international governance, the UN provides a forum for its Member States to express their views in the General Assembly, the Security Council and the Economic Council among others. It facilitates dialogues among its members and serves as a mediator in conflict resolution.
The UN Charter
The UN Charter is the foundational treaty of the UN drafted with the aim of maintaining world peace and upholding human rights of citizens. It was opened for signature on June 26, 1945, after being drafted a few months earlier. As many as 51 countries signed the Charter at the San Francisco War Memorial and Performing Arts Centre in San Francisco, the U.S, leading to the creation of the UN. The UN Charter entered into force on October 24, 1945 after being ratified by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, Russia, the U.S., the U.K., and France – and a majority of other signatories. This was the day when the UN came into being and is today celebrated as the United Nations Day.
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