The Nobel Peace Prize 2001
Awarded on: 2001-10-12
"for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world"
United Nations
Born: 1945-00-00 in New York, NY, USA
Field: Intergovernmental self-regulatory body
Biography
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among states, promote international cooperation, and serve as a centre for coordinating global action. Widely recognized as the world's largest international organization, it has 193 member states, accounting for nearly all of the world's sovereign states.