United Nations

The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of other signatories.

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  Photo Copyright Universal 2004
  Interpreter, The
  Directed by: Sydney Pollack
  Starring: Nicole Kidman, Sean Penn
  When United Nations interpreter Silvia Broome overhears a threat to a foreign dignitary in the General Assembly room of the United Nations, Secret Service agent Tobin Keller is put in charge of investigating her and her story.