On January 10, 1946 the first meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations took place in London, with 51 members. The Norwegian Foreign Minister Trygve Lie, was elected as the first UN Secretary-General.
The United Nations has six principle organs, with the following functions
The General Assembly (deliberation)
The Security Council (resolutions for peace and security)
The Economic and Social Council (promoting international economic and social cooperation )
Secretariat (providing studies and information)
The International Court of Justice
The UN Trusteeship Council (inactive since 1994)
UN System agencies include The World Bank Group, The World Health Organization, The World Food Programme, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science, and Cultural Organization) and UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund)
The current Secretary-General of the UN is António Guterres of Portugal.
The UN does not seek copyright for the majority of its documents and this image of its official flag is in the public domain.
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