The United Nations was founded in 1945 by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security. It aims to develop friendly relations between nations and promote social progress, better living standards, and human rights. The UN works to keep peace, help nations improve lives and respect each other's rights, and act as a center for harmonizing actions to achieve these goals through various programs and initiatives.
2. The United Nations is an international
organization founded in 1945 after the
Second World War by 51 countries committed
to maintaining international peace and
security, developing friendly relations among
nations and promoting social progress, better
living standards and human rights.
3. The United Nations is an international
organization founded in 1945 after the
Second World War by 51 countries.
4. To keep peace throughout the world;
To develop friendly relations among nations;
To help nations work together to improve the
lives of poor people, to conquer hunger,
disease and illiteracy, and to encourage
respect for each other’s rights and freedoms;
To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of
nations to achieve these goals.
5. sustainable development
environment and refugees protection
disaster relief
counter terrorism
disarmament and non-proliferation
promoting democracy, human rights, gender
equality and the advancement of women
governance,
economic and social development and
international health, clearing landmines
expanding food production, and more, in order
to achieve its goals and coordinate efforts for a
safer world for this and future generations.
6. The work of the United Nations reaches every
corner of the globe. Although best known for
peacekeeping, peacebuilding, conflict
prevention and humanitarian assistance,
there are many other ways the United Nations
and its System (specialized agencies, funds
and programmes) affect our lives and make
the world a better place.
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8. The current United Nations emblem was
approved on 7 December 1946. The design is
"a map of the world representing an
azimuthal equidistant projection centred on
the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath
consisting of crossed conventionalized
branches of the olive tree, in gold on a field
of smoke-blue with all water areas in white.
The projection of the map extends to 60
degrees south latitude, and includes five
concentric circles".
9. Olive branches symbolize peace. The world
map depicts the area of concern to the United
Nations in achieving its main purpose, peace
and security.
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13. OIT - Organização Internacional do Trabalho
UNICRI - Instituto Inter-regional de Pesquisas
de Crime e Justiça
OIM - Organização Internacional para as
Migrações
UNESCO – Comissão Nacional da Organização
das Nações Unidas para a educação, a ciência
e a cultura
UNRIC - Centro Regional de Informação das
Nações Unidas
14. The main purpose of UNESCO, the UN agency based
in Paris, is to contribute to peace, human
development and security in the world through
education, science and culture in order to recognize
and preserve the diversity. UNESCO is the only
organization in the UN system which provides for the
establishment of committees within the Member
States.
Portugal joined the UNESCO in 1965, withdrew this
International Organization in 1972, rejoined in
September 11, 1974 and created its National
Commission in 1979, by Decree-Law 218/79 of 17
July, under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, where based.