Founded after World War II, to replace the League of Nations. Its stated aims are: 'facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace'. There are currently 193 member states.
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United Nations
Javier Perez de Cuellar, Secretary-General of the United Nations unveiled thi...
The phrase"distant obligation..." references a cabinet meeting on 25 June 195...
Presented to the City of Westminster by the United Nations Association, to ce...
United Nations Associations are non-governmental organizations that exist in ...
Political and social reformer, politician, peace activist, and anti-slavery c...
Maggie Thatcher in power, the cold war, Anglo-American capitalism, loony-left...
In the aftermath of the London riots of 2011, the Peckham Shed encouraged loc...
