UN stands for United Nations. - UN steht für die Vereinten Nationen.
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the cease-fire resolution. - Die Generalversammlung der Vereinten Nationen verabschiedete die Waffenstillstandsresolution.
an international organization composed of most of the nations of the world, formed in 1945, to promote global peace, security, and economic development
The Security Council of the UN has primary responsibility for maintaining international peace and security Any of the five permanent Council members China, France, Britain the Russian Federation, the United States can veto any decision on peacekeeping operations The UN does not have an army For each peacekeeping mission, member states voluntarily provide troops and equipment, for which they are compensated from a special peacekeeping budget Canada has been a member since the inception of the UN in 1945
An international association of the governments of member nations (1945- ), successor to the League of Nations (q v ) Proposed early in World War II, the UN's Charter was drafted and went into force in 1945 Headquarters were later established in New York City It consists of the Security Council with five permanent and ten elected members, the General Assembly with equal representation for each of its 135 member governments (as of September 18, 1973), the International Court of justice with fifteen members, a Secretariat and a growing number of subsidiary specialized agencies, most of which have been organized for the promotion of specific types of interventionism among the member nations UN actions and debates have indicated that its nationalist-minded members are almost unanimously imbued with the ideology that peace and economic progress can best be attained by policies of political interventionism rather than liberalism (see "Liberal") HA 368,686-88,825
A supranational organisation working for world peace, security and human betterment Charter of the United Nations
An international organisation whose members include most of the sovereign nations of the world The primary objectives of the organisation are to maintain peace and security and to achieve international cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian problems
A global organization founded in 1944 to promote international cooperation and resolve international conflicts through peaceful means Currently has 189 member countries Decisions are made by a General Assembly and by a 15-member Security Council that has five permanent members and 10 rotating members
International organization established immediately after World War II It replaced the League of Nations The UN Charter comprises a preamble and 19 chapters divided into 111 articles The Charter sets forth the purposes of the United Nations as: the maintenance of international peace and security, the development of friendly relations between states, and the achievement of cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems It expresses a strong hope for the equality of all people and the expansion of basic freedoms The principal organs of the United Nations, as specified in the Charter, are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the Secretariat
Agenda 21: Programme of action for sustainable development New York, N Y : UN Publications, 1992 294 p
Intergovernmental organization established in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations It is concerned with the maintenance of international peace and security The UN's principal organs are the General Assembly, Security Council, Secretariat, International Court of Justice, Economic and Social Council, and the Trusteeship Council Its headquarters is in New York City Home Page UN System Web Site Locator Links to United Nations Agencies and Programs UN Treaties Database
International organization formed in the aftermath of World War II; included all of the victorious Allies; its primary mission was to provide a forum for negotiating disputes (p 857)
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 now totals 189 countries
comprising of 189 countries at the end of 2000, was established in 1945 at the end of World War II by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security The original Charter of the United Nations -- an international treaty designed to protect future generations from the scourge of war and written to affirm fundamental human rights -- as amended governs all activities The 15-member Security Council and the Secretariat headed by the Secretary-General oversee the day-to-day operation, including meetings of the General Assembly Ralph Bunche played a key role in drafting the Charter of the UN and carrying out its mission of peace
(UN), international organization established immediately after World War II It replaced the League of Nations
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
an association of countries set up in 1945 to promote peace, security and co-operation between nations
an international organisation founded after the second world war to promote and maintain peace and to help poorer countries to become wealthier