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The organization was created by resolution 57(I) of the United Nations General Assembly on 11 December 1946 and named United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). As its first chairman, Rajchman chose Maurice Pate of the Commission for Relief in Belgium to direct the agency and "to think about organizing an action, a fund ...
The United Nations Children's Fund (or UNICEF) was created in 1946 to aid European children after the Second World War and expanded its mission to provide aid around the world and to uphold the convention on the Rights of the Child.
Republic of Palau created upon adoption of constitution 1 October 1994: Emerged from United Nations trusteeship (administered by the United States). Papua New Guinea: 1 December 1973: Self-governing territory 16 September 1975: Independence from Australia Samoa: 1 June 1962: Independence from New Zealand Solomon Islands: 2 January 1976
A map showing territories commonly considered part of the Middle East. The Middle East, or the Near East, was one of the cradles of civilization: after the Neolithic Revolution and the adoption of agriculture, many of the world's oldest cultures and civilizations were created there.
As of June 2024, the State of Israel is recognized as a sovereign state by 164 of the other 192 member states of the United Nations. The State of Israel was formally established by the Israeli Declaration of Independence on 14 May 1948, and was admitted to the United Nations (UN) as a full member state on 11 May 1949.
United Nations sign at the United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland). The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Nations: . United Nations – international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace.
The United Nations geoscheme was created for statistical analysis and consists of six continental regions, 22 geographical subregions, and two intermediary regions. [2] The United Nations Statistics Division created and maintains the M49 – Standard country or area codes for statistical use. [3]
Map showing the 1947 UN partition plan for Palestine in UNGA Res. 181(II). The United Nations General Assembly on 15 May 1947 created the Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP) in response to a United Kingdom government request that the General Assembly "make recommendations under article 10 of the Charter, concerning the future government of Palestine".