United Nations Day

October 24, 2021 12:38 PM

United Nations Day

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is United Nations Day. On this day in 1945, the UN Charter entered into force. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organisation whose primary role is to maintain world peace and security.<br />'' <br />'' The name was coined by the President of the United States &nbsp;Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the Declaration of the United Nations on January 1, 1942, during the Second World War. The UN had 51 members at ...

United Nations Day

October 24, 2021 12:38 PM

United Nations Day

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is United Nations Day. On this day in 1945, the UN Charter entered into force. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organisation whose primary role is to maintain world peace and security.<br />'' <br />'' The name was coined by the President of the United States &nbsp;Franklin D. Roosevelt and was first used in the Declaration of the United Nations on January 1, 1942, during the Second World War. The UN had 51 members at ...

United Nations Day

October 24, 2020 7:21 AM

United Nations Day

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is United Nations Day. UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. This anniversary comes in a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with severe economic and social impacts. But it is also a reminder that times of struggle can become an op...

United Nations Day

October 24, 2020 7:21 AM

United Nations Day

<span style="color: #222222;">Today is United Nations Day. UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. The year 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations and its founding Charter. This anniversary comes in a time of great disruption for the world, compounded by an unprecedented global health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with severe economic and social impacts. But it is also a reminder that times of struggle can become an op...