this international organization is
committed to world peace and safety
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the history of
the United Nations prior to the
establishment of the United Nations the
League of Nations was responsible for
maintaining world peace however after
world war two erupted the league was
deemed ineffectual and the idea for the
United Nations was born in 1943 February
1945 President Roosevelt journeys to
Yalta to meet with Soviet premier Joseph
Stalin and British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill they discussed the
fate of Europe when Germany is defeated
Stalin promises to participate in the
formation of a new world organization
the United Nations the title United
Nations was first used by President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a
description for the Allied forces of the
Second World War in April of 1945 the
representatives from 50 countries
convened in San Francisco to draft the
United Nations Charter called the United
Nations conference on international
organization this event was where the
Charter was signed on October 24th 1945
it was ratified and this marks the day
the UN was officially born at its
inception 51 countries were represented
and that number has swelled to almost
200 the organization is charged with
upholding international laws and human
rights as well as ensuring worldwide
security economic development and social
advancement it is separated into a
number of administrative divisions that
deal with specific subjects a few
examples include the General Assembly
Security Council World Health
Organization and the United Nations
Children’s Fund throughout its history
the United Nations has handled a number
of international incidents and fulfilled
its commitments in a variety of ways the
group’s first resolution came in 1946
when it called for the elimination
of nuclear weapons it also stepped in
when North Korean forces invaded South
Korea in 1950 as well as during the Suez
Crisis of 1956 the group’s environmental
interests were shown with the 1987
Montreal Protocol this agreement was the
first global Accord in relation to the
environment and ensured the protection
of the ozone layer the organization has
been honored for its contributions over
its history for example in 1965 UNICEF
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
however in recent years it has also
dealt with criticism that it has become
irrelevant due to inaction on
international skirmishes the Rwandan
genocide of 1994 is one example where
the UN was condemned for failing to step
in george w bush’s iraq war is also
considered by many the result of
inaction on the part of the united
nations while to some the UN has
outlived its relevancy to others it’s an
indispensable organization there is no
denying that the United Nations has
served a valuable purpose over the
course of its history
committed to world peace and safety
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be learning more about the history of
the United Nations prior to the
establishment of the United Nations the
League of Nations was responsible for
maintaining world peace however after
world war two erupted the league was
deemed ineffectual and the idea for the
United Nations was born in 1943 February
1945 President Roosevelt journeys to
Yalta to meet with Soviet premier Joseph
Stalin and British Prime Minister
Winston Churchill they discussed the
fate of Europe when Germany is defeated
Stalin promises to participate in the
formation of a new world organization
the United Nations the title United
Nations was first used by President
Franklin Delano Roosevelt as a
description for the Allied forces of the
Second World War in April of 1945 the
representatives from 50 countries
convened in San Francisco to draft the
United Nations Charter called the United
Nations conference on international
organization this event was where the
Charter was signed on October 24th 1945
it was ratified and this marks the day
the UN was officially born at its
inception 51 countries were represented
and that number has swelled to almost
200 the organization is charged with
upholding international laws and human
rights as well as ensuring worldwide
security economic development and social
advancement it is separated into a
number of administrative divisions that
deal with specific subjects a few
examples include the General Assembly
Security Council World Health
Organization and the United Nations
Children’s Fund throughout its history
the United Nations has handled a number
of international incidents and fulfilled
its commitments in a variety of ways the
group’s first resolution came in 1946
when it called for the elimination
of nuclear weapons it also stepped in
when North Korean forces invaded South
Korea in 1950 as well as during the Suez
Crisis of 1956 the group’s environmental
interests were shown with the 1987
Montreal Protocol this agreement was the
first global Accord in relation to the
environment and ensured the protection
of the ozone layer the organization has
been honored for its contributions over
its history for example in 1965 UNICEF
was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
however in recent years it has also
dealt with criticism that it has become
irrelevant due to inaction on
international skirmishes the Rwandan
genocide of 1994 is one example where
the UN was condemned for failing to step
in george w bush’s iraq war is also
considered by many the result of
inaction on the part of the united
nations while to some the UN has
outlived its relevancy to others it’s an
indispensable organization there is no
denying that the United Nations has
served a valuable purpose over the
course of its history
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