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Intergovernmental organization whose purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations.
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United Nations Security Council
44 linksThe United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international peace and security, recommending the admission of new UN members to the General Assembly, and approving any changes to the UN Charter.
League of Nations
19 linksThe first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
The first worldwide intergovernmental organisation whose principal mission was to maintain world peace.
The main organization ceased operations on 20 April 1946 but many of its components were relocated into the new United Nations.
United States
23 linksTranscontinental country primarily located in North America.
Transcontinental country primarily located in North America.
It is a founding member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States, NATO, and other international organizations.
World War II
17 linksGlobal war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
Global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945.
The United Nations (UN) was established to foster international co-operation and prevent future conflicts, with the victorious great powers—China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States—becoming the permanent members of its Security Council.
World Health Organization
16 linksSpecialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
Specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
After World War II, the United Nations absorbed all the other health organizations, to form the WHO.
Cold War
15 linksPeriod of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.
Period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, which began following World War II.
The 1945 Allied conference in San Francisco established the multi-national United Nations (UN) for the maintenance of world peace, but the enforcement capacity of its Security Council was effectively paralyzed by the ability of individual members to exercise veto power.
United Nations Economic and Social Council
11 linksThe United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC; Conseil économique et social des Nations unies, CESNU) is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, responsible for coordinating the economic and social fields of the organization, specifically in regards to the fifteen specialised agencies, the eight functional commissions, and the five regional commissions under its jurisdiction.
International Court of Justice
9 linksThe International Court of Justice (ICJ; Cour internationale de justice; CIJ), sometimes known as the World Court, is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations (UN).
Soviet Union
12 linksTranscontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
Transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991.
It was a founding member of the United Nations as well as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council; it was also a member of the OSCE and the WFTU, and the leading member of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance.
Member states of the United Nations
9 linksThe United Nations member states are the sovereign states that are members of the United Nations (UN) and have equal representation in the UN General Assembly.