The UN officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and most other signatories. Photo: ? UN Photo/Cia Pak
Useful Links
The United Nations produces a large number of information materials about its work. Here is a selection of most frequently requested links:
General Resources
Main Bodies
Departments / Offices
News and Media
Issues / Campaigns
- Global Issues
- Observances
- UN and Sustainability
- Action for Peacekeeping (A4P)
- Global Ceasefire
- Secretary-General's Call to Action for Human Rights
- Hate Speech
- Democracy
- Rule of Law
- Sexual Violence in Conflict
- Preventing Sexual Exploitation and Abuse
- The Question of Palestine
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade
- Decolonization
- Messengers of Peace
- Secretary-General’s Roadmap for Digital Cooperation
- UN75: 2020 and Beyond
- Women Rise for All
- Disability Inclusion Strategy
- Secretary-General’s Data Strategy
- Digital Financing Task Force