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 • trust territory • economic development • international relations • equality
Related People	Douglas Richard Hurd • Franklin D. Roosevelt • Benjamin Netanyahu • George H.W. Bush • Fridtjof Nansen • Michelle Bachelet • Eleanor Roosevelt • Samantha Power • John Bolton • Douglas MacArthur • Jens Stoltenberg • Kofi Annan • Haile Selassie I • Dag Hammarskjöld • Cindy McCain

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.