In June 2019 the United Nations and the World Economic Forum signed a Strategic Partnership Framework. The full agreement may be read here, or downloaded from our library from both World Economic Forum and United Nations folders. This agreement includes six major headings:
- Financing the 2030 Agenda
- Climate Change – reaching carbon neutrality by 2050
- Health – Addressing key emerging health threats
- Digital Cooperation – Meeting the needs of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
- Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
- Education and Skills – Including the integration of AI in education
In addition to the World Economic Forum, the United Nations boasts other agencies as part of their family. These include:
- IMF – (The International Monetary Fund)
- The World Bank
- FAO (Food and Agricultural Organization of the UN)
- IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency)
- ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization)
- IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)
- ILO International Labour Organization
- IMO (International Maritime Organization)
- ITU (International Telecommunication Union)
- UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
- UNIDO (UN Industrial Development Organization)
- UPU (Universal Postal Union)
- WHO (World Health Organization)
- WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
- WMO (World Meteorological Organization)
- World Bank Group
- WTO (World Tourism Organization)
- UNHCR (UM High Commissioner for Refugees)
- UNDP (UN Development Program)
- UNICEF (UN Children’s Fund)
The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter are:
- to maintain international peace and security
- to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples
- to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms
- to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these common ends
China, the first victim of aggression by an Axis power, was the first State that signed the UN Charter. The original copy of the UN Charter is kept at the National Archives in Washington DC. An exact copy is on display at the UN Headquarters in New York.
Membership countries of the UN, with date of entry, include:
- Afghanistan 19-11-1946
- Albania 14-12-1955
- Algeria 08-10-1962
- Andorra 28-07-1993
- Angola 01-12-1976
- Antigua and Barbuda 11-11-1981
- Argentina 24-10-1945
- Armenia 02-03-1992
- Australia 01-11-1945
- Austria 14-12-1955
- Azerbaijan 02-03-1992
- Bahamas 19-09-1973
- Bahrain 21-09-1971
- Bangladesh 17-09-1974
- Barbados 09-12-1966
- Belarus 24-10-1945
- Belgium 27-12-1945
- Belize 25-09-1981
- Benin 20-09-1950
- Bhutan 21-09-1971
- Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14-11-1945
- Bosnia and Herzegovinia 22-05-1992
- Botswana 17-10-1966
- Brazil 24-10-1945
- Brunei Darussalam 21-09-1984
- Bulgaria 14-12-1955
- Burkina Faso 20-09-1960
- Burundi 18-09-1962
- Cabo Verde 16-09-1975
- Cambodia 14-12-1955
- Cameroon 90-09-1960
- Canada 09-11-1945
- Central African Republic 20-09-1960
- Chad 20-09-1960
- Chile 24-10-1945
- China 24-10-1945
- Columbia 05-11-1945
- Comoros 12-11-1975
- Congo 20-09-1960
- Costa Rica 02-11-1945
- CôteD’Ivoire 20-09-1960
- Croatia 22-05-1992
- Cuba 24-10-1945
- Cyprus 20-09-1960
- Czech Republic 10-01-1993
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 20-09-1960
- Denmark 24-10-1945
- Djibouti 20-09-1977
- Dominica 18-12-1978
- Dominican Republic 24-10-1945
- Ecuador 21-12-1945
- Egypt 24-10-1945
- El Salvador 24-10-1945
- Equatoria Guinea 12-11-1968
- Eritrea 28-05-1993
- Estonia 17-09-1991
- Eswatini 24-09-1968
- Ethiopia 13-11-1945
- Fiji 13-10-1970
- Finland 14-12-1955
- France 24-10-1945
- Gabon 20-09-1960
- Gambia (Republic of The) 21-09-1965
- Georgia 31-07-1992
- Germany 18-09-1973
- Ghana 08-03-1957
- Greece 25-10-1945
- Grenada 17-09-1974
- Guatemala 21-11-1945
- Guinea 12-12-1958
- Guinea Bissau 17-09-1974
- Guyana 20-09-1966
- Haiti 24-10-1945
- Honduras 17-12-1945
- Hungary 14-12-1955
- Iceland 19-11-1946
- India 30-10-1945
- Indonesia 28-09-1945
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 24-10-1945
- Iraq 21-12-1945
- Ireland 14-12-1955
- Israel 11-05-1949
- Italy 14-12-1955
- Jamaica 18-09-1962
- Japan 18-12-1956
- Jordan 14-12-1955
- Kazakhstan 02-03-1992
- Kenya 16-12-1963
- Kiribati 14-09-1999
- Kuwait 14-05-1963
- Kyrgyzstan 02-03-1992
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic 14-12-1955
- Latvia 17-09-1991
- Lebanon 24-10-1945
- Lesotho 17-10-1966
- Liberia 02-11-1945
- Lydia 14-12-1955
- Liechtenstein 18-09-1990
- Lituania 17-09-1991
- Luxembourg 24-10-1945
- Madagascar 20-09-1960
- Malawi 01-12-1964
- Malaysia 17-09-1957
- Maldives 21-09-1965
- Mali 28-09-1960
- Malta 01-12-1964
- Marshall Islands 17-09-1991
- Mauritania 27-10-1961
- Mauritius 24-04-1968
- Mexico 17-11-1945
- Micronesia (Federated States of) 17-09-1991
- Monaco 28-05-1993
- Mongolia 27-10-1961
- Montenegro 28-06-2006
- Morocco 12-11-1956
- Mozambique 16-09-1975
- Myanmar 19-04-1948
- Namibia 23-04-1990
- Mauru 14-09-1999
- Nepal 14-12-1955
- Netherlands 10-12-1945
- New Zealand 24-10-1945
- Nicaragua 24-10-1945
- Niger 20-09-1960
- Nigeria 07-10-1960
- North Macedonia 08-04-1993
- Norway 27-11-1945
- Oman 07-10-1971
- Pakistan 30-09-1947
- Palau 15-12-1994
- Panama 13-11-1945
- Papua New Guinea 10-10-1975
- Paraguay 24-10-1945
- Peru 31-10-1945
- Philippines 24-10-1945
- Poland 24-10-1945
- Portugal 14-12-1955
- Qatar 21-09-1971
- Republic of Korea 17-09-1991
- Republic of Moldova 002-03-1992
- Romania 14-12-1955
- Russian Federation 24-10-1945
- Rwanda 18-09-1962
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 23-09-1983
- Saint Lucia 18-09-1979
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 16-09-1980
- Samoa 15-12-1976
- San Marino 02-03-1992
- São Tomé and Principe 16-09-1975
- Saudi Arabia 24-10-1945
- Senegal 28-09-1960
- Seria 01-11-2000
- Seychelles 21-09-1976
- Sierra Leone 27-09-1961
- Singapore 21-09-1965
- Slovakia 19-01-1993
- Slovenia 22-05-1992
- Solomon Islands 19-09-1978
- Somalia 20-09-1960
- South Africa 17-11-1945
- South Sudan 14-07-2011
- Spain 14-12-1955
- Sri Lanka 14-12-1955
- Sudan 12-11-1956
- Suriname 04-12-1975
- Sweden 19-11-1946
- Switzerland 10-09-2002
- Syrian Arab Republic 24-10-1945
- Tajikistan 02-03-1992
- Thailand 15-12-1946
- Timor-Leste 27-09-2002
- Togo 20-09-1960
- Tonga 14-09-1999
- Trinidad and Tobago 18-09-1962
- Tunisia 12-11-1956
- Turkey 24-10-1945
- Turkmenistan 02-03-1992
- Tuvalu 05-09-2000
- Uganda 25-10-1962
- Ukraine 24-10-1945
- United Arab Emirates 09-12-1971
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 24-10-1945
- United Republic of Tanzania 14-12-1961
- United States of America 24-10-1945
- Uruguay 18-12-1945
- Uzbekistan 02-03-1992
- Vanuatu 15-09-1981
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 15-11-1945
- Viet Nam 20-09-1977
- Yemen 30-09-1947
- Zambia 01-12-1964
- Zimbabwe 25-08-1980
The Holy See and Palestine are Non-Member States and have Observer Status
