The United Nations Organization is an entity created by the San Francisco Conference in June 1945, after World War II ended, with the objective of maintaining international peace, develop peaceful relations among nations and promote cooperation among states to address the economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems of the planet, and promote respect for rights and fundamental freedoms. Its major bodies are: the Security Council, composed of five permanent members and ten non-permanent members, the General Assembly, comprising 185 countries who meet annually in regular sessions and conferences can be convened in special session and the Secretariat General, which is the main administrative body of the UN.
The permanent members of the Security Council are EE. U.S., France, Britain, Russia and China. Any of them could veto a resolution by voting against him.
The headquarters of the Organization of the United Nations in New York City.
The UN has specialized agencies, including the World Health Organization (WHO), the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and International Labour Organization (ILO).