WHAT IS THE UNITED NATIONS?
The United Nations (UN) is an international diplomatic and political organisation with a global mission and – as of 2020 – 193 member states. It was originally created to prevent future wars, but its scope has widened so that, today, it focuses on peacekeeping missions, humanitarian aid and seeking solutions to problems affecting the world, such as hunger and climate change. The main objectives of the UN are to maintain peace and security, protect human rights, encourage international cooperation, respond to humanitarian emergencies, promote sustainable development and uphold international law.
The first informal meeting of the League of Nations in Geneva in 1920. It would be disbanded due to the one thing it tried to prevent: world war
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