For United Nations we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Geography, Global History, International Economics, Iraq Crisis, Middle East and World War II.

United Nations (Geography)

An association of countries set up in 1945 to promote peace, security and co-operation between nations.

United Nations (Global History)

International organization founded in 1945 to promote world peace and cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations. (p. 833)

United Nations (International Economics)

An organization of countries established in 1945 with 51 members, expanded to 188 countries as of July 2000. Its purpose is "to preserve peace through international cooperation and collective security."

United Nations (Iraq Crisis)

The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN: membership totals 191 countries. When States become Members of the United Nations, they agree to accept the obligations of the UN Charter, an international treaty that sets out basic principles of international relations. According to the Charter, the UN has four purposes: to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations. The United Nations is not a world government and it does not make laws. It does, however, provide the means to help resolve international conflicts and formulate policies on matters affecting all of us. At the UN, all the Member States—large and small, rich and poor, with differing political views and social systems—have a voice and a vote in this process. The United Nations has six main organs. Five of them—the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council and the Secretariat—are based at UN Headquarters in New York. The sixth, the International Court of Justice, is located at The Hague in the Netherlands.

United Nations (Middle East)

An international organization that comprises 189 countries. It was founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and economic development.

United Nations (World War II)

Organization founded after World War II to promote international peace and cooperation.

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