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FACTS ABOUT UNITED NATIONS

ORGANISATIONS

UNO came into existence as a result of the United Nations

Conference on International Organisations in 1945 in San
Francisco to draw up the United Nations Charter.

UN charter was signed on 26 Jun 1945 by 51 founding
members.

Declaration of United Nations was drafted by Franklin
Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Harry Hopkins (Roosevelt aide)

Four Policeman was coined to refer to US, UK, Soviet Union

and China.
US President Franklin D. Roosevelt coined the term United

Nations

Charter came into force 24 Oct 1945 which is observed as UN
Day.

1st Secretary General – Trygve Lie Norwegian Foreign
Minister

It has its headquarters in Manhattan, New York (USA)

It also has offices at Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi.

The number of official languages of the UNO are SIX viz. 1.
Arabic, 2. Chinese, 3. English, 4. French, 5. Russian and 6.
Spanish

Total number of member States as of Sep 2017 is 193

It has TWO observer States namely Holy See (Vatican City)
and Palestine

It has SIX principal organs – 1. General Assembly 2. Security
Council 3. Economic and Social Council 4. Secretariat 5.

International Court of justice 6. UN Trustership Council.
(inactive since 1994)

The organisation won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001