There are currently 193 members led by five permanent members of the Security Council - US, Russia, UK, France and China. The organisation currently has six principal organs: General Assembly ...

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Comprising all Member States, it provides a unique forum for multilateral discussion of the full spectrum of international issues covered by the Charter of the United Nations. Each of the 193 ...

once the five permanent members of the Security Council and the majority of the other participating countries ratified it. This document is fundamental to the United Nations and is considered a ...

The quest to fix the United Nations is almost as old as the organization itself. Eighty years ago, Allied leaders imagined a postwar order in which the great powers would together safeguard a ...

Now is the moment to reform the Security Council. In doing so, we ensure that the international system remains a force for peace, justice, and cooperation.

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As the UN approaches its 80th anniversary, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish, pointed to three ...

With the ratification of this founding document by the majority of its signatories, including the five permanent members of the Security Council, the United Nations officially came into being.

The UN Charter officially came into force on October 24, 1945. United Nations is one of the most important global bodies since it addresses issues that go beyond the border. October 24 is observed ...

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More than forty thousand Palestinians, including a large share of civilians, have died in the conflict, according to the United Nations and the Gaza health ministry. Israel is responding to Hamas ...