With many achievements now in its past, the United Nations is looking to the future, to new achievements. The history of the United Nations is still being written.

By 1944, many nations agreed that an international organization dedicated to maintaining peace and security was necessary. The next step was defining the structure of this new organization.

The origin of the Charter of the United Nations can be traced back to the Atlantic Charter, signed on 14 August 1941, by which Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, …

Delegates of fifty nations met in San Francisco, California, USA, between 25 April and 26 June 1945 at the United Nations Conference on International Organization.

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This resource introduces students to the story of the UN, its history, and its mission.

From 1948 there have been wars and destruction, forcing millions of Palestinians into exile, and engaging the United Nations in a continuing search for a solution to a problem which came to ...

Jun 25, 2025 · Behind the signing of the Charter of the United Nations is the story of mankind's age-old attempts to take common action so that peace and security may be achieved.

Jun 27, 2024 · Take a front seat to how it all began: the birth of the United Nations amid the ashes of the Second World War that devastated continents and communities around the world.

A silent documentary on the work of the League of Nations and its founders, with footage of World War I, and conflicts between France and Germany, Italy and Ethiopia.