United Nations (FW)

About
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights and achieving world peace. The UN was founded in 1945 after World War II to replace the League of Nations, to stop wars between countries and to provide a platform for dialogue.

There are currently 192 member states, including nearly every recognized independent state in the world. From its headquarters on international territory in New York City, the UN and its specialized agencies decide on substantive and administrative issues in regular meetings held throughout the year. The organization is divided into administrative bodies, primarily:


 * The General Assembly (the main deliberative assembly);
 * The Security Council (decides certain resolutions for peace and security);
 * The Economic and Social Council (assists in promoting international economic and social cooperation and development);
 * The Secretariat (provides studies, information and facilities needed by the UN);
 * The International Court of Justice (the primary judicial organ).

Additional bodies deal with the governance of all other UN System agencies, such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). The UN's most visible public figure is the Secretary-General, currently Ban Ki-moon of New Japan's South Korea Province, who attained the post in 2007. The organization is financed from assessed and voluntary contributions from its member states, and has six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

Security Council

 * United States of America
 * United Kingdom
 * Russia
 * Union of Everett
 * Taiping Empire
 * New Germany
 * New Lyon
 * New Japanese Empire
 * Mexico
 * Turkey
 * Austrian Federation
 * United Kingdom of Scandinavia
 * Imperial Nation of Siberia
 * South-East Asian Republic
 * Libya

Members
There are 162 nations in the United Nations. At the turn of the millenium after the formation of many new nations, countries such as Haiti joined the Union of Everett and nations such as South Korea, North Korea, Taiwan, China, Mongolia and Kazakhstan joined the New Japanese Empire. In total, 30 countries were lost to new formations. There are three countries that do not belong to the United Nations which are the Vatican City, Palestine and Western Sahara.