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The UN Charter was signed.
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World War 2 was ceased.
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United Nations officially came into existence.
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Australia became a member of the United Nations.
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UNESCO, a specialised agency, was created
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Dr. Evatt was elected as President of the General Assembly which marks him the first Australian to hold this important office in the United Nations.
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Australia spoke against the Dutch in the newly formed United Nations.
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When North Korea invaded the South, it was a UN force of 16 'states' that fought the war. As a result, Australia sent soldiers as part of the United Nations Army.
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Australia was signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination in 1969.
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Australia signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
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78.5% of the East Timorese population voted for independence from Indonesia. Australia was involved due to peacekeeping operations.