UNITED NATIONS The United Nations was founded in 1945 to try to prevent wars, and to help all nations co-operate and work together to fight the biggest problems in the world. It was also started to help work together to repair the vast damages caused by World War II. The United Nations is working for the common good of people all over the world. The United Nations has been an organization for fifty one years this …showed first 75 words of 778 total…

…showed last 75 words of 778 total…final by them. The Secretariat: This is staff of the United Nations, lead by the Secretary-General. All of this staff have to promise they will not take orders from anywhere outside the United Nations. This is a very elite part of the United Nations. The Economic and Social Council: This council has twenty-seven members who are elected by the General Assembly. They co-ordinate the social and economic work of the United Nations through their agencies.