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The United Nations was formed in 1945 by 51 countries committed to international peace, security, and human rights. It has 4 main purposes: maintaining peace, developing relations between nations, improving living standards globally, and promoting human rights. There are currently 195 member states of the UN, consisting of 193 countries and 2 permanent observer states.

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Countries in The World

The United Nations was formed in 1945 by 51 countries committed to international peace, security, and human rights. It has 4 main purposes: maintaining peace, developing relations between nations, improving living standards globally, and promoting human rights. There are currently 195 member states of the UN, consisting of 193 countries and 2 permanent observer states.

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Brief history of UN

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.

The UN has 4 main purposes


 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

Countries in the World:


195
There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that
are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer
states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

Not in the list


Not included in this total count of 195 countries are:

 Taiwan - the United Nations considers it represented by the People's Republic of


China
 The Cook Islands and Niue, both states in free association with New Zealand which
are members of several UN specialized agencies and have been recognized "full
treaty-making capacity", but are neither member states nor non-member observer
states.
 Dependencies (or dependent territories, dependent areas, dependencies) and
Areas of Special Sovereignty (autonomous territories)
 Other countries recognized by the United Nations as not being self-governing
 When was the UN formed?
 24 October 1945, San Francisco, California, United States

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