In which city did delegates from 50 nations assemble from April to June 1945 to draft and sign the United Nations Charter at the historic San Francisco Conference?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. San Francisco, United States
- Step 1: Formally titled the United Nations Conference on International Organization (UNCIO), delegates met at the San Francisco War Memorial Opera House.
- Step 2: Over two months of intense deliberation, delegates drafted the 111 articles of the Charter, which was formally signed on June 26, 1945, in the Herbst Theatre auditorium in San Francisco.
Answer
San Francisco, United States
Why not the others: 'Washington, D.C., United States' Washington, D.C. hosted the 1944 Dumbarton Oaks conference where initial structural proposals for the UN were negotiated; 'London, United Kingdom' London hosted the St James's Palace Declaration in 1941 and the First Session of the General Assembly in 1946; 'Geneva, Switzerland' Geneva was the seat of the League of Nations, but not the drafting site of the UN Charter in 1945.
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