World War II, the deadliest and most destructive conflict in human history, reshaped the world as we know it. In this video, we take a closer look at what it was truly like to live through the chaos, ...

Facing major funding cuts from the United States and others, the United Nations has been forced to shed jobs and start ...

Born out of World War II’s devastation to save succeeding generations from the scourge of conflict, the United Nations officially marks its 75th anniversary Monday at an inflection point in ...

There have been many memorable moments in the 80-year history of the United Nations at its headquarters in New York and at ...

2025 will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and the founding of the United Nations. The lessons from both have been wasted.

United Nations Day, observed on October 24, marks the anniversary of the formation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945. This day is intricately linked to World War II, particularly through the ...

United Nations. The United Nations is an intergovernmental organization to promote international co ... the organization was established on 24 October 1945 after World War II in order to prevent ...

On this day in 1945, as World War II drew to a close, the Senate ratified the United Nations Charter by a vote of 89-2. Its approval signaled a sea change in U.S. involvement in world affairs for ...

On this day in 1945, less than two months after the end of World War II, the United Nations officially came into existence. This required all five permanent members of the Security Council - the ...

From the ashes of World War II. The United Nations Charter was signed at a conference in San Francisco in June 1945, led by Britain, China, the Soviet Union and the United States.

U.N.’s refugee agency reports that the number of displaced people is at its highest ever – surpassing even post-World War 2 numbers.

The total at the end of 2015 reached 65.3 million – or one out of every 113 people on Earth, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The number represents a 5.8 ...