United Nations Organisation

United Nations Organisation - General:
The United Nations grew out of the alliance of nations through out the world against nazi Germany in World War II. In the summer of 1941, a meeting between Franklin D. Roosevelt, president of United States and Wonston Churchill, Britain's Prime Minister, resulted in the phrasing of the Atlantic Charter-a set of principles for world peace and co-operation among nations. Two years later (October 1943), the leaders again conferred-this time with Joseph Stalin, premier of Russia-in tehran (iran) agreed on the need for an effective instrument for maintaining international peace.

At the Dumbarton oaks Conference in Washington, D.C., in 1944 (in which the US played a leading part), the first blueprints were formulated for organisaing the U.N. The leaders of the three powers met again in February 1945 (at Yalta) and established a votingprocedure for the U.N.

In 1945, representatives, from 50 nations met in San Francisco to phrase the basic charter for world organisation which would "save succeeding generations from the scourge of war...". The aims of this organisation, as stated in the Charter, were to keep peace and through collective action, eradicate illetracy, poverty, disease and chronic illness- often the causes of war.

Preliminary drafts of the Charter, which had been worked by specialists, were drafted in the final form at San Francisco. Ratified by 29 nations-the necessary majority, including the 5 permanent membersof the Security Council-it became effective on October 24, 1945. This day is now the official birthday of the Un and celebrated each year as United Nations Day in communities throughout the world.