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United Nations
منظمة الأمم المتحدة (Arabic)‎
联合国/聯合國 (Chinese)
Organisation des Nations unies (French)
Организация Объединённых Наций (Russian)
Organización de las Naciones Unidas (Spanish)
Timeline: Corrupted Sunshine
Flag of the UN (CS) UN Emblem
Flag Coat of arms
No flag
HeadquartersNew York City, USA
Type Intergovernmental Organization
Government
 -  Secretary-General [T.B.D.]
 -  Upper house UN Security Council
 -  Lower house UN General Assembly
Establishment
 -  UN Charter Signed 26 June 1945 

The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization aiming to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. It is the world's largest, and most familiar, international organization. The UN is headquartered on international territory in New York City and has other main offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Vienna, and The Hague.

The UN was established after World War II with the aim of preventing future wars, succeeding the ineffective League of Nations. On 25 April 1945, 50 governments met in San Francisco for a conference and started drafting the UN Charter, which was adopted on 25 June 1945 and took effect on 24 October 1945, when the UN began operations. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include maintaining international peace and security, protecting human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development, and upholding international law.

The organization's mission to preserve world peace was complicated in its early decades by the Cold War between the United States and Soviet Union and their respective allies. Its missions have consisted primarily of unarmed military observers and lightly armed troops with primarily monitoring, reporting and confidence-building roles. UN membership grew significantly following widespread decolonization beginning in the 1960s. Since then, 80 former colonies have gained independence, including 11 trust territories that had been monitored by the Trusteeship Council. By the 1970s, the UN's budget for economic and social development programmes far outstripped its spending on peacekeeping. After the end of the Cold War, the UN shifted and expanded its field operations, undertaking a wide variety of complex tasks.

The UN has six principal organs: the General Assembly; the Security Council; the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC); the Trusteeship Council; the International Court of Justice; and the UN Secretariat. The UN System includes a multitude of specialized agencies, funds and programmes such as the World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, UNESCO, and UNICEF. Additionally, non-governmental organizations may be granted consultative status with ECOSOC and other agencies to participate in the UN's work.

Members[]

  • Flag of Kampuchea (1975-1989) Kampuchia
  • Flag of Kiribati Kiribati
  • Flag of Kuwait (1915-1956) Kuwait
  • Flag of Korea (1919–1925) (Myomi Republic) Korea (South)
  • Flag of North Korea (1948–1992) Korea (North)
  • Flag of the Republic of Mahabad Kurdistan
  • Flag of Lebanon (1943-Present) Lebanon
  • Flag of Libya (1977–2011) Libya
  • Flag of Leichtenstein (1937-1982) Lichtenstein
  • Flag of Luxembourg (1848-Present) Luxembourg
  • Flag of Madagascar (CS) Madagascar
  • Malawi Flag (CS) Malawi
  • Flag of Malaysia (1960) Malaysia
  • Flag of Maldives Maldives
  • Flag of Mali (1959) Mali
  • Flag of Malta (1964-Present) Malta
  • Flag of Mauritania (1959) Mauritania
  • Flag of Mauritius (1968-Present) Mauritius
  • Flag of Maranhao (1930s) Maranhão
  • Flag of Micronesia Micronesia
  • Lozenge flag of Monaco Monaco
  • Mongolia flag Mongolia
  • Flag of Morocco (CS) Morocco
  • Flag of Mozambique (1983) Mozambique
  • Flag of Nauru Nauru
  • Flag of Nepal (1930-1962) Nepal
  • Flag of Holland (1596-Present) Netherlands
  • Flag of New Caledonia (1960-Present) New Caledonia
  • Civil Ensign of the New Grenadan Republic New Granada
  • No flag New Holland
  • Flag of New Zealand (1840) New Zealand
  • Flag of Nicaragua (Variant) Nicaragua
  • Flag of Niger Niger
  • Flag of Nigeria (1960) Nigeria
  • Flag of Niue Niue
  • Flag of Norway (1905) Norway
  • Flag of Oman (1970-1995) Oman
  • Flag of Pakistan (2014 Winter Olympics) Pakistan
  • Flag of Palestine Palestine
  • Flag of Jamaica (1962-Present) Jamaica
  • Japan flag VMS Japan
  • Flag of Jordan Jordan
  • Flag of Palau Palau
  • Flag of Patagonia (A World of Difference) Patagonia
  • Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea
  • Flag of Paraguay Paraguay
  • Flag of Peru (1822) Peru
  • Flag of the Phillippines (Variant) Phillippines
  • Flag of Poland (1955-1990) Poland
  • Flag of Portugal (1911-Present) Portugal
  • Flag of Prussia (CS) Prussia
  • Flag of Qatar Qatar
  • Flag of Quebec (Variant) Québec
  • Flag of Bioko (13 Fallen Stars) Río Muni
  • Flag of Romania (1965-1989) Romania
  • Flag of Rwanda (CS) Rwanda
  • Flag of Rwenzururu Rwenzururu
  • Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Flag of Saint Lucia (1979–2002) Saint Lucia
  • Flag of Saint Vincent (Alternate) Saint Vincent & the Grenadines
  • Flag of San Marino (1862–2011) San Marino
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia (1930s Variant) Saudi Arabia
  • Flag of Saxony Saxony
  • Flag of Senegambia (CS) Senegambia Confederation
  • Flag of the Seychelles (1977-1996) Seychelles
  • Flag of Sierra Leone Sierra Leone
  • Flag of Singapore Singapore
  • Flag of Somalia Somalia
  • Flag of the USSR Soviet Union
  • Flag of Somaliland Somaliland
  • Flag of the Solitary Islands (CS) Solitary Islands
  • Flag of South Africa (CS) South Africa
  • Flag of the Solomon Islands Soloman Islands
  • Flag of Spain (1981-Present) Spain
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
  • Flag of Sudan Sudan
  • File:Flag of Suriname (1959).png Suriname
  • Flag of Swania (CS) Swania
  • Flag of Sweden (1905) Sweden
  • Flag of Switzerland (1848-Present) Switzerland
  • Flag of Syria Syria
  • Flag of Thailand (1917-Present) Thailand
  • Flag of Togo Togo
  • Flag of Tonga (1875) Tonga
  • Flag of Tibet (1912-1959) Tibet
  • Flag of Timor-Leste (CS) Timor—Leste
  • Flag of Transkei Transkei
  • Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago
  • Flag of Trieste (CS) Trieste
  • Flag of Tunisia (1959) Tunisa
  • Flag of Turkey (1923) Turkey
  • Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu
  • Flag of Uganda Uganda
  • Flag of Ukrainian SSR Ukrainian S.S.R. (²)
  • Flag of the UAE (1971-Present) United Arab Emirates
  • Flag of the UK (1801-Present) United Kingdom
  • US Flag with 62 Stars (Variant) United States
  • Flag of Uruguay (1830-Present) Uruguay
  • Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu
  • Flag of Venezuela Venezuela
  • Flag of Vietnam (1976-Present) Vietnam
  • Flag of Samoa (Variant) Western Samoa
  • Flag of North Yemen Yemen (North)
  • Flag of South Yemen Yemen (South)
  • Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1990) Yugoslavia
  • Flag of Zaire (1971) Zaïre
  • Flag of Zimbabwe-Rhodesia (1979) Zambezi Federation

Notes[]

¹ Byelorussia is a Soviet Republic with a UN Membership, it is not an independent nation.

² Ukraine is a Soviet Republic with a UN Membership, it is not an independent nation.

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