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U.N. Charter is signed
On 26, August, 1945, in the Herbst Theatre auditionum in San Francisco, delegate from 50 nations signed United Nations Charter. -
the official end of World War 2
It was the official end of World War 2 against Japan as the rest of Europe surrended. -
UN Charter was ratified
The Charter of UN was made official on October 24, 1945. -
Australia joined the UN
Australia was among the first countries to join the United Nations in 1945. -
Australia became member of UNESCO
The November 16, 1945 Charter establishing UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, took effect after Greeece become the 20th country to retify it, and Australia became the of UNESCO on 4 November, 1946. -
Doc Evatt was elected as President of the General Assembly of the UN
Evatt joined the diplomatic councils of the allies during World War II, and in 1945 he played a leading role in the founding of the UN. He was President of the U.N. General Assembly in 1948–49, and was prominent in the negotiations which led to the creation of Israel. -
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was passed
Doc Evatt presidented over the General Assembly session at which members unanimouly passed the Unisersal Declaration of Human Rights. -
Korean War
The Korean War (25 June 1950 – armistice signed 27 July 1953) was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China, with military material aid from the Soviet Union. The war was a result of the physical division of Korea by an agreement of the victorious Allies at the conclusion of the Pacific War at the end of World War II. -
Australian signed CEDAW
The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is attached as a schedule to stop the sex discrimination act. -
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which seeks to set out the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of children, was adopted into international law in 1989 and came into force in 1990. after being ratified by the required number of nations. -
Australia Peacekeeping
In 1999, Australia led a peace enforcement operation which dwarfed all its previous peacekeeping efforts, as East Timor achieved independence from Indonesia. -
The Millennium Development Goals signed
Australia signed the UN's Millennium Development Goals hat are agreed to achieve by 2015. The Millennium Development Goals are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development.
