How do emerging global powers and developing states perceive contemporary international and transnational organizations? Are we on the verge of a new era of international organizations that better accommodate 'the rest'? To access the full article, please visit us at: http://www.isn.ethz.ch/isn/Current-Affairs/Security-Watch-Archive/Detail/?id=135786&lng=en

1. Founding of the UN in 1945
United Nations was founded by 51 states in 1945.

2. UN Member States by 1949
By the end of the 1940s the UN had grown to 59 members.

3. UN Member States by 1959
During the 1950s another 23 states joined the UN, increasing the
number of members to 82.

4. UN Member States by 1969
In the course of decolonization the UN grew from 82 to 126
member states within one decade.

5. UN Member States by 1979
The UN grew to 152 member states during the 1970s.

6. UN Member States by 1989
By the end of the 1980s the UN counted 159 members.

7. UN Member States by 1999
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the split up of
Yugoslavia the number of UN members increased by 29 to 188.

8. The Beginning of the 21st Century
In the first decade of the 21st century the UN grew to 193
members including Switzerland in 2002 and most recently South
Sudan in 2011.