United Nations

Category: Organisation
Date: 24 October 1945
Place:
Subject Matter: | Consultation | Cultural Heritage | Customary Law | Economic Development | Environmental Heritage | Health and Community Services | Intra-Indigenous Agreement | Law - Policy and Justice | Leadership | Recognition Agreement / Acknowledgement | Recognition of Traditional Rights and Interests
URL: http://www.un.org/en/index.shtml
Summary Information:
The United Nations (UN) is an international organisation founded after the Second World War that aims to maintain peace, preserve international relationships and uphold international human rights. The UN takes action on a wide variety of issues, counts 192 Member States and is made up of many highly influential bodies and committees.

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