United Nations Buildings

June 11, 2009

The United Nations Today

June 10, 2009

The United Nations Headquarters are located in New York City, but the property it is on and all the buildings on the property are internationally owned. However, there is also a UN headquarters in Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. There are also offices in Vienna, Austria as well as Economic Commissions in Ethiopia, Jordan, Thailand [...]

Officially, the United Nations came into existence on October 24, 1945. Each year this day is celebrated around the world as United Nations day. The purpose of the United Nations was to bring all the nations of the world together for the common goals of peace and development, based on the principles of justice, human [...]

During the second world war, United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt devised the name “United Nations” on Janurary 1, 1942 in the first “Declaration By United Nations” when representatives from 26 countries around the world pledged their governments to continue fighting the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy and Japan). By April 25, 1945 there were 50 countries who had [...]

United Nations

June 5, 2009