UN charter, structure and system
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Basic Facts about the United Nations, 42nd Edition , pp 1-53
- Publication Date: May 2017
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/6dbc0d6c-en
- Language: English Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
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The struggle for peace is an enduring one. More than a century ago, in 1899, the first International Peace Conference was held in The Hague to elaborate multilateral instruments for settling crises peacefully, preventing wars and codifying rules of warfare. It adopted the Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes and established the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which began its work in 1902. Subsequently, in 1919, the League of Nations, conceived during the First World War, was established under the Treaty of Versailles “to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security”. While the League of Nations ceased activities after failing to prevent the Second World War, the need for peaceful resolution of conflicts through international collaboration and dialogue continued to grow.
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