United Nations
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Headquarters | New York City (international territory) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Type | Intergovernmental organization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Membership | 193 member states 2 observer states | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Leaders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
António Guterres | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amina J. Mohammed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Volkan Bozkır | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mona Juul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dang Dinh Quy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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• UN Charter signed | 26 June 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
• Charter entered into force | 24 October 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The United Nations (UN) is an organization between countries established on 24 October 1945 to promote international cooperation. It was founded to replace the League of Nations following World War II and to prevent another conflict. When it was founded, the UN had 51 members. Now there are 193. Most nations are members of the UN and send diplomats to the headquarters to hold meetings and make decisions about global issues.
The goals of the United Nations are: