UN and Ecumenical Declaration of Humanity PDF
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This document provides an overview of the United Nations (UN) and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It details the UN's founding, its goals, and the importance of the declaration in securing human rights and freedoms.
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## UN and Ecumenical Declaration of Humanity The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945 as a political organization. Its goal was to guarantee peace and security in the world. The obligations it undertook concerned cooperation between states, the stable development of economic activity, the improv...
## UN and Ecumenical Declaration of Humanity The United Nations (UN) was founded in 1945 as a political organization. Its goal was to guarantee peace and security in the world. The obligations it undertook concerned cooperation between states, the stable development of economic activity, the improvement of living conditions, the defense and respect of human rights and freedoms. It carries out its work through institutions and bodies. **UN, character and goals** During May and June 1945 the victors in World War II gathered in San Francisco to vote on the Charter of the United Nations. It was signed by 51 founding states. It was officially established on October 24, 1945. It has a political character and is the largest international organization of global scope among the states of the world. At its starting point there were 5 member states. Their number increased greatly in the 1950s and 1960s, while today there are 193 members. It has a political character with the aim of cooperation in International Law, security, economic development, political equality, the improvement of living conditions (dealing with hunger, epidemics, illiteracy), working conditions as well as the defense and respect of human rights and freedoms. The military force of the Blue Helmets operates in the service of the UN. The activation of the blue helmets takes place after a decision of the five members of the UN Security Council. This military force intervenes in every part of the planet where peace and democracy are threatened. This force consists of air, naval and land structures. **The structures of the UN** The main institutions of the UN are the General Assembly, the Security Council and the International Court of Justice. The composition of the UN is also made up of a series of institutions, such as other specialized organizations for various issues, associations, institutions, etc., through which the UN seeks to cover the entire spectrum of human activity, whether economic, political, or cultural and social. **Universal Declaration of Human Rights** An important step of the UN after its establishment, is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 10, 1948. The horrors of World War II had shocked society in particular. The Charter of the UN was not sufficient for the complete security of the freedom of the individual. This is how the need arose for the drafting and passing of a separate convention (proclamation) which would make it possible to guarantee fundamental human rights and freedoms. The Declaration was drafted by an eighteen-member committee of different ethnicities which took two years of hard work. The declaration consists of 30 articles. It is based on the principles of the American and French Revolutions. Later (respectively in 1966 and 1976) the Declaration was supplemented with new legislative acts, which were adopted by the General Assembly. The first and second articles of the Declaration, the right to equality and freedom, which constitute its cornerstone, are unequivocally based on the principle that "All men are born free and equal in dignity and rights". Claiming the principle of dignity, freedom, equality and fraternity, the Declaration points out that every person has the right to life, liberty, property and personal security. In defense of these rights, the Declaration condemns any discrimination, especially as regards race, colour, sex, language, religions, political or any other beliefs, national or social origin, property, birth or any other status. The Declaration is still today the institution that ensures humanity the real democratic principles, as far as human rights are concerned.