Eighty years ago, on June 26, 1945, the UN Charter was signed at the conclusion of the United Nations Conference on ...

Over the decades, its membership has nearly quadrupled to 193 member nations, with 54 African countries now the largest bloc ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at ...

United Nations Day, celebrated every year on October 24, commemorates the establishment of the UN in 1945. This day highlights the UN's role in promoting international peace, human rights, and ...

The quest to fix the United Nations is almost as old as the organization itself. Eighty years ago, Allied leaders imagined a postwar order in which the great powers would together safeguard a ...

On this day 79 years ago, the United Nations Charter came into force, creating an international organization that has since served as the global forum for countries to discuss common problems ...

Every member of the United Nations is required to contribute to the organization’s budget. The United States has been the largest donor since the body’s founding in 1945.