United Nations

The United Nations (UN) is a diplomatic and political international organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and serve as a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest international organization. The UN is headquartered in New York City, in international territory with certain privileges extraterritorial to the United States, and the UN has other offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague, where the International Court of Justice is headquartered at the Peace Palace.
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Some of the key events about United Nations

  • 1945
    Establishment of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security after World War II
  • 1948
    Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  • 1950
    Creation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to protect and assist refugees
  • 1950
    Failed to prevent the outbreak of the Korean War
  • 1960
    Establishment of the first UN peacekeeping force in Congo
  • 1960
    Unable to effectively intervene in the Congo Crisis
  • 1965
    Creation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help countries eliminate poverty
  • 1975
    Passed the controversial "Zionism is racism" resolution
  • 1980
    Declaration of the global eradication of smallpox
  • 1987
    Adoption of the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer
  • 1989
    Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • 1994
    Failed to prevent or stop the Rwandan genocide
  • 1995
    Failed to protect civilians in the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War
  • 1997
    Faced criticism for the "Oil-for-Food Programme" in Iraq, later revealed to be corrupt
  • 2000
    Establishment of the Millennium Development Goals to combat poverty, hunger, disease, and illiteracy
  • 2003
    Failed to prevent the US-led invasion of Iraq
  • 2004
    Sexual abuse scandal involving UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo emerged
  • 2010
    Cholera outbreak in Haiti linked to UN peacekeepers
  • 2011
    Unable to effectively intervene in the Syrian Civil War
  • 2015
    Adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals

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