Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Declaration
By: United Nations
Date: December 10, 1948
Source: United Nations. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III). December 10, 1948. Available online at http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html; website home page: http://www.un.org (accessed February 6, 2003).
About the Organization: President Franklin D. Roosevelt (served 1933–1945) coined the name "United Nations" during World War II (1939–1945) when referring to 26 nations that had pledged to continue fighting together against Germany, Italy, and Japan. In 1945 representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The United Nations (UN) officially came into existence on October 24, 1945.
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1940's Religion Primary Sources
The 1940's: Primary Sources
