August 26, 2020

75th Anniversary of the United Nations Organization

 Russia Post released a stamp on 22nd May 2020 to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations Organization depicting an image of the "Let Us Beat Swords into Plowshares" sculpture by E. Vuchetich in New York and a 75th Anniversary of the UNO emblem.

The United Nations Organization is an international organization that aims to maintain and enforce international peace and security, develop cooperation among states. Established in 1945, the UN currently has 193 member states. The USSR was one of the founding countries of the organization and its member since the establishment of the UN.The official languages of the UN and its organizations are English, Arabic, Chinese, Russian, French and Spanish. The UN headquarters is located in New York.

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