Historical place archive

United Nations in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at United Nations in Sweden. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

4 records4 event labels2 people1956–1991

Historical events in United Nations

1956

4 November 1956
UNEF Plan Prepared within Forty-Eight Hours
Dag Hammarskjold · Suez War

Hammarskjold prepares the organisational plan for the first United Nations Emergency Force.

6 November 1956
UNEF Guiding Principles Submitted
Dag Hammarskjold · Suez War

Hammarskjold submits guiding principles governing the organisation and deployment of UNEF.

20 November 1956
Canal Clearance Authority Requested
Dag Hammarskjold · Suez War

Hammarskjold asks the General Assembly for authority to negotiate arrangements for clearing the canal.

1991

1991
UNSCOM Leadership
Carl Rolf Ekeus · Military

Becomes the first executive chairman of the UN inspection commission.

Provenance

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Sweden and United Nations. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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