United Nations: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	UN
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize
Date	October 24, 1945 - present
Headquarters	New York City
Areas Of Involvement	human rights • economic development • international relations • equality • trust territory
Related People	Nadia Murad • Franklin D. Roosevelt • George H.W. Bush • Fridtjof Nansen • Eleanor Roosevelt • Benjamin Netanyahu • Douglas MacArthur • Samantha Power • Kofi Annan • Haile Selassie I • Jens Stoltenberg • John Bolton • Thoraya Obaid • Kurt Waldheim • Ban Ki-Moon

About 91 million people receive food and other assistance from the World Food Program, a branch of the UN.
The UN's annual Peacekeeping budget is approximately 1% of America's annual miltary expenditures.
Around 67 countries every year receive assistance with elections from the UN.
45% of children worldwide receive vaccines, including the polio vaccine, from United Nations agencies.