History glossary
United Nations
an international organization founded after the Second World War to support peace, cooperation, and international law.
- Category
- International organization
- Region
- Global
- Date range
- from 1945
What it means
The United Nations was founded in 1945 after the failure of the League of Nations and the devastation of the Second World War. It provides forums for diplomacy, peacekeeping, humanitarian work, development, and international law, though powerful states still limit what it can do.
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