How did the UN get so big, asks Rachel Weisz – video animation
by Alex Purcell , Pascal Wyse , Phil Maynard , Harrie from on (#KRW0)
The United Nations began with 51 member states and an annual budget of $19m. Seventy years on the UN has 193 member nations and spends $40bn a year. Actor Rachel Weisz looks back at its history and asks: how did the UN get so big? And - as the UN marks its 70th birthday - has it stayed true to its founding principles of spreading human rights, social progress and upholding international justice?
