Countries By Date of UN Membership – 20.04.IMG.018_DCP.UnitedNationsByYearOfMembership.FoundationsandFutures

This map shows when countries joined the United Nations. A major wave of new member states between the 1940s and 1980s reflects an era of global political decolonization, as former colonies gained independence and international recognition.

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The Asian American Studies Center acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands) and pay our respects to the honuukvetam (ancestors), ‘ahiihirom (elders), and ‘eyoohiinkem (relatives/relations) past, present, and emerging.

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