Question

What were the major goals of the United Nations in 1945?

to promote human rights
to prevent war
to provide a basis for international law
to increase the standard of living for all

Answer 1

• to promote human rights.
• to prevent war.

The original goals of the United Nations were to prevent war, as well as to promote human rights. These goals were at the forefront of their mission due to the recent experience of the Holocaust. However, over time, the United Nations has expanded both its diplomatic duties as well as their humanitarian work. It now deals with a variety of issues in many different countries.

Answer 2

Generally speaking, the major goals of the United Nations in 1945 were "to prevent war" and "to promote human rights," since the UN was founded after World War II in an effort to prevent another similar conflict from taking place.