Facts about Formation of the United Nations

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   Eleanor Roosevelt chaired the UN Commission on Human Rights, which was established in 1946 as one of the first major bodies created under the new organization.

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   Ratification by the five permanent Security Council members — the US, UK, USSR, France, and China — was required before the UN Charter could take effect.

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   During World War II, the term 'United Nations' was first used in the 1942 Declaration by United Nations, signed by 26 Allied nations pledging to continue fighting the Axis powers.

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   San Francisco hosted the United Nations Conference on International Organization in 1945, where delegates drafted and signed the UN Charter.

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   The United Nations was officially founded on October 24, 1945, after 51 original member states ratified its Charter.

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