The United Nations
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The United Nations was originally created as an international peace keeping organization. |
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The original charter was adopted by 50 nations at a meeting held in San Francisco during April 1945. |
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The goals of the United Nations are to prevent wars and to stop those that have started, eliminate hunger, disease, and illiteracy. |
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The United Nations is divided into six major sections. The two most important are: |
- The General Assembly- This is where all member nations discuss world problems and possible solutions.
- The Security Council- Their job is to investigate conflicts between nations and recommend solutions. There are 15 countries represented with five members being permanent. They are the U.S., Russia, Great Britain, France, and China. Each permanent member has single vote veto power over any proposal. The other ten seats are elected for a two-year term.