Download Building the future: Stepping stones in United Nations history.
Since its creation in 1945, the United Nations has come to hold an incontestable place in global imagination and in driving collective action among its Member States. The timeline presented in Building the future showcases significant moments in United Nations history in meeting the wide-ranging, ever-evolving challenges of our world. Each entry is a symbolic “stepping stone” marking the path of the United Nations through the decades in protecting and improving the lives of everyone everywhere. Highlighted text in the entries links to further narrative from the Yearbook of the United Nations collection (1946–2014), while clickable buttons lead to topically related United Nations websites and multimedia resources.