Poland and the United Nations

Poland

United Nations membership
Represented by	Provisional Government of National Unity (1945–1947) Republic of Poland (1947–1952) Polish People's Republic (1952–1989) Republic of Poland (1989–present)
Membership	Full member
Since	24 October 1945 (1945-10-24)
UNSC seat	Non-permanent
Permanent Representative	Joanna Wronecka

Poland is one of the 51 original members of the United Nations that signed the United Nations Charter on 15 October 1945 and the Declaration by United Nations on 1 January 1942. Since joining the world body, Poland contributes to the United Nations such as peacekeeping missions, with several Polish officers put in charge of thousands of troops forming international contingents in Lebanon and the Golan Heights.

In addition, Poland sat on the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member five times (1946-1947, 1960, 1970-1971, 1982-1983, 1996-1997) and its currently serving its sixth term from 2018-2019.

Historical background

Poland signed the Declaration by United Nations in 1942. Despite the aggression during World War II, Joseph Stalin invited the Provisional Government of Poland to participate in the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in June 1945.

Activities in the United Nations

Peacekeeping

Poland has contributed six soldiers from the Polish Armed Forces in its UN peacekeeping missions.

United Nations Conferences

Since August 1995, the United Nations Information Centre in Warsaw has been raising public awareness of the UN's work. Poland has hosted a number of UN conferences, including the issues on climate change in Poznan (2008) and Warsaw (2013).

External links

• Official website of the Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN
• Official website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland