The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization tasked to promote international cooperation and to create and maintain international order.

Why did UN come into being?

A replacement for the ineffective League of Nations, the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent another such conflict.

At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193.

Headquarters of UN:

The headquarters of the UN is in Manhattan, New York City, and is subject to extraterritoriality.

Further main offices are situated in Geneva, Nairobi, and Vienna.

The organization is financed by assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states.

The organizations claims that it’s purpose and pursuit are the objectives written below:

Its objectives include maintaining international peace and security, promoting human rights, fostering social and economic development, protecting the environment, and providing humanitarian aid in cases of famine, natural disaster, and armed conflict.

Some of the prominent members that sit on the board of the UN organization:

UN System agencies include the World Bank Group, the World Health Organization, the World Food Programme, UNESCO, and UNICEF.

The UN’s most prominent officer is the Secretary-General, an office held by Portuguese António Guterres since 2017.

Non-governmental organizations may be granted consultative status with ECOSOC and other agencies to participate in the UN’s work.

The UN army:

The military army which belongs to the organization is know as UN peace keepers.

The army is always sent to occupy places where groups of people are conflicting against each other.