The United Nations organization was established after the World War II, with the purpose of preventing armed conflicts on a large scale. Trygve Lie was elected the first general-secretary in 1946 and stayed in position until 1953. The current general secretary António Guterres has been leading the UN since January 2017.
Secretaries-general of the United Nations from 1946 to 2022
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Statistics on United Nations
Organization
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- Basic Statistic Number of League of Nations and UN member states by year, 1920-2022
- Premium Statistic Secretaries-general of the UN 1946-2022
- Premium Statistic United Nations secretariat staff size 2022, by location
- Premium Statistic Representation of female employees in the United Nations secretariat 2015-2021
Funding
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Peacekeeping missions
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- Premium Statistic Budget of the United Nation peacekeeping missions 2022, by mission
- Premium Statistic Personnel deployed to UN peacekeeping missions November 2021
- Premium Statistic Top personnel contributors to UN peacekeeping missions 2022
- Premium Statistic Top contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping efforts globally in 2022
- Premium Statistic Top contributors of police to UN peacekeeping efforts globally 2022
- Basic Statistic Latin American troops assigned to UN peace operations 2022
- Basic Statistic Number of international refugees and internally displaced people 1951-2021
Perceptions about the UN
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Various indices
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- Premium Statistic Countries with the highest Human Development Index value 2021
- Premium Statistic Gender Development Index (GDI) 2019, by country
- Premium Statistic Most gender equal countries in the world 2021
- Premium Statistic Gini Index - countries with the biggest inequality in income distribution 2021
- Premium Statistic Education Index - comparison of selected countries 2021
- Basic Statistic Prevalence of starving people worldwide 2021, by region
Miscellaneous
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- Premium Statistic UN global development assistance for health 2020, by branch
- Basic Statistic UNSC voting on a resolution to end Russian offensive against Ukraine 2022
- Basic Statistic Voting results on UNGA resolution condemning the Russia-Ukraine war 2022
- Premium Statistic Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) index ranking in Africa 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Development assistance for health of WHO 1990-2020
- Premium Statistic Importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals in Germany 2021
Further related statistics
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- United Nations secretariat staff size 2022, by location
- Representation of female employees in the United Nations secretariat 2015-2021
- United Nations secretariat focus areas 2021, by expenditure
- Number of League of Nations and UN member states by year, 1920-2022
- United Nation peacekeeping missions 2022, by number of fatalities
- Voting results on UNGA resolution condemning the Russia-Ukraine war 2022
- UNSC voting on a resolution to end Russian offensive against Ukraine 2022
- Personnel deployed to UN peacekeeping missions November 2021
- Public opinion of Jews in Israel on the United Nations 2021, by political orientation
- Top contributors of troops to UN peacekeeping efforts globally in 2022
- Top personnel contributors to UN peacekeeping missions 2022
- Top contributors of police to UN peacekeeping efforts globally 2022
- How Africa voted in the UN resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine 2022
- Latin American troops assigned to UN peace operations 2022
- Korean War: UN Security Council resolution on the North Korean invasion 1950
- Perception of United Nations as positive influencer on world affairs South Korea 2019
- South Koreans deployed on UN peacekeeping operations 2000-2021
- Indian perception of United Nations as a positive influencer on world affairs 2019
- Perception of United Nations as a positive influencer on world affairs in China 2019
- Saudi perception of United Nations as a positive influencer on world affairs 2019
- Perception of the UN in Australia 2018
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Secretaries-general of the United Nations from 1946 to 2022 [Graph], Encyclopædia Britannica, July 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1284381/un-secretaries-general/