<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  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 the time of its establishment. It is currently made up of 193 Member States.<br />'' <br />'' As a founding member of the United Nations, India strongly supports the purposes and principles of the UN and has made significant contributions in implementing the goals of the Charter, and the evolution of the UN's specialised programmes and agencies.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi said United Nations Day is celebrated on the 24th of October every year. This is the day when the United Nations was established. He said India has been a member since the formation of the United Nations and had signed the Charter of the United Nations in 1945 prior to Independence. Mr Modi pointed out that the woman power of India has played a large role in increasing the influence and strength of the United Nations.</span>