IMPORTANT DATES

1899 The International Peace Conference was held in The Hague to elaborate instruments for settling crises peacefully, preventing wars and codifying rules of warfare.

1945 Representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter.

June 25, 1945 The Charter was signed by the representatives of the 50 countries.

October 24, 1945 United Nations officially came to be when the Charter had been ratified by France, China, The Soviet Union, The United Kingdom, The U.S., and many others.

UNITED NATIONS DAY

October 24 each year!

Go to link http://www.un.org/aboutun/history.htm to get more information.