Thursday, 24 March 2016

united nations


UNITED NATIONS


Once again people yearned for peace ,and even as the bombs rained down from the skies , the idea of the united nations organization took shape.

 THE ATLANTIC CHARTER !

The former prime minister of Great Britain and the president of USA met  aboard a bttleship , off Newfoundland , in the Atlantic ocean .They signed a document called the Atlantic Charter on 14 August 1941 . It was agreed that when the war ended , humans must be guaranteed the basic rights or the four freedoms .

the basic rights included :
  • the freedom of want 
  • freedom of speech
  • freedom from fear
    freedom of religous belief

THE SAN FRANCISCO CONFERENCE!

In June 1945, 50 nations met in San Francisco to sign the Atlantic Charter of the UN.Poland which was not represented at the conference signed it later and became one of the original 51 member states.On October 24 ,1945 , the United Nations was established .
The original signatories included Britain  , France , USA , former USSR and China .Today there are 193 members . The headquaters are located in the New York city.

LANGUAGES 
The six official languages of the un are  English , French , Spanish , Russian , Chinese and Arabic .

FLAG OF THE UN
 The flag of the UN depicts two bent olive branches olive branches which are open at the top with a world map between them . The white olive branches and the world map are on a light blue background .The branches of the wreath symblolizes PEACE.


by-samya jain

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