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- Established: June 26, 1945
- Replaced the League of Nations
- Members: 192 states
- Headquarters: New York City
- Secretary-General: Ban Ki-moon
- Divided into a wide variety of administrative bodies
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The United Nations is an international organization that was created in the aftermath of World War II to foster peaceful relationships and economic prosperity among member states.
On February 10, 2009, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a probe investigating deaths and damages caused by attacks on U.N. facilities in Gaza. Ban said he expected "a full explanation of each incident."International Herald Tribune: Ban sets probe in attacks on UN's Gaza facilities
Member States
Today, there are 192 member states that meet at the headquarters, located in an international territory within New York City, to work towards the organization's stated aims of cooperation of international law, enforcement of international security, fostering of economic development and social progress and aid and intervention in human rights issues.The six official operating languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. The organization is funded by voluntary donations from member states.
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Negotiations at the Copenhagen summit are progressing too slowly, the United Nations' climate chief warns.
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