Basic Facts about the United Nations (Basic Facts About the United Nations)
Publisher: United Nations; Bernan Press
Published: October 30, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 359
ISBN-13: 9789211009361
Subjects: United Nations & UN agencies; United Nations; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; International; International Relations - General; Reference; Nations Unies; Verenigde Naties.; gtt
First sentence: The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.