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Establishing the United Nations

Establishing the United Nations

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April 24, 2026

On April 25, 1945, delegates from 50 nations met to establish the
United Nations, In the 1941 Atlantic Charter, Roosevelt and
Churchill had laid out principles for an international system to
prevent future world wars, The Declaration by United Nations
formalized the alliance that would stand against fascist Axis
powers, Representatives from the US, UK, Soviet Union, and China
drafted the Dumbarton Oaks Proposal for the UN in 1944, As WWII
came to an end, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin met in Yalta and
agreed to convene a conference of the nations of the UN, The UN
Charter was adopted unanimously, The Charter declared the
signers’ commitment to live in peace with each other and to work
for the advancement of all peoples.

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