All publications listed below are available for use in the State Library of Victoria.
Any material with a YA, YAF and YPER prefix needs to be ordered in advance. The United Nations was formed on 26 June 1945, officially coming into existence on 24 October 1945. The League of Nations was its predecessor and dissolved itself in 1946 - the assets, property and some functions were transferred to the United Nations. Australia is one of the original members signing the Charter on 1 November 1945. The purposes of the United Nations are set forth in Article 1 of the Charter.