hISTORY OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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-12 June 1941 Inter-Allied Declaration
"To work together, with other free peoples, both in war and in peace" Signed in London on 12 June 1941, the Inter-Allied Declaration was a first step towards the establishment of the United Nations. -14 August 1941 US President Roosevelt and UK Prime Minister Churchill on the USS Augusta Atlantic Charter On 14 August 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt of the United States and Prime Minister Winston Churchill of the United Kingdom proposed a set of principles for international collaboration in maintaining peace and security. The document, signed during a meeting on the ship H.M.S. Prince of Wales, "somewhere at sea", is known as the Atlantic Charter. -1 January 1942 Declaration by United Nations Declaration by United Nations On 1 January 1942, representatives of 26 Allied nations fighting against the Axis Powers met in Washington, D.C. to pledge their support for the Atlantic Charter by signing the "Declaration by United Nations". This document contained the first official use of the term "United Nations", which was suggested by President Roosevelt. -11 February 1945 Yalta Conference Yalta Conference On 11 February 1945, following meetings at Yalta, President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Joseph Stalin declared their resolve to establish "a general international organization to maintain peace and security". -10 January 1946 General Assembly The first General Assembly, with 51 nations represented opens in Central Hall, Westminster, London. -10 December 1948 Eleanor Roosevelt holds a poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights General Assembly adopts Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -24 October 1949 Cornerstone laid for present UN Headquarters in New York City. |
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The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and by a majority of other signatories. United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each year.
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