Poland and the United Nations

Republic of 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

Politics of Poland

Government

* Constitution of Poland

* Law
* Human rights

Legislature

* Parliament of Poland

* Current Parliament

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* Sejm

* Marshal Szymon Hołownia (PL2050)

* Deputy Marshals

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* Senate

* Marshal Małgorzata Maria Kidawa- Błońska (PO)

* Deputy Marshals

Executive

* President of Poland

* Andrzej Duda (I)

* Prime Minister of Poland

* Donald Tusk (PO)

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* Cabinet
* Ministries

Judiciary

* Supreme Court of Poland

* First President Małgorzata Manowska

* Constitutional Tribunal

* President Julia Przyłębska

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* Supreme Administrative Court
* State Tribunal

Elections

* Presidential
* Parliamentary

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* Local
* Referendums

Political parties

* Major political parties

* Law and Justice
* Civic Platform

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* Other parties

Administrative divisions

* Voivodeship
* voivodes
* marshals
* Counties (powiat)
* Communes (gmina)
* Cities and towns

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs

* Minister: Radosław Sikorski

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Poland

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* Ambassadors

Related topics

* Economy
* History (political)
* Armed forces

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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 six times (1946–1947, 1960, 1970–1971, 1982–1983, 1996–1997, 2018–2019).

## Historical background

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Poland signed the Declaration by United Nations in 1942.[1] 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.[2] However, no delegation had been invited from Poland. The Polish pianist Artur Rubinstein was present, as he was to perform at the opening concert, and he noticed this immediately: he began the concert by stating his deep disappointment that the conference did not have a delegation from Poland. Rubinstein later described becoming overwhelmed by a blind fury and angrily pointing out to the public the absence of the Polish flag. (See article: Poland Is Not Yet Lost for more information.)

## Activities in the United Nations

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### Peacekeeping

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As of 2021, more than 150,000 soldiers from the Polish Armed Forces have taken part in UN peacekeeping missions.

### United Nations Conferences

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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 Poznań (2008) and Warsaw (2013).

## References

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1. ^ "1945: The San Francisco Conference". United Nations. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. ^ "Polska w ONZ - Polska w ONZ - Portal Gov.pl".

## External links

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

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Relations of the United Nations with its member states

Africa|

* Algeria
* Ethiopia
* The Gambia
* Nigeria

Americas|

* Brazil
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* Costa Rica
* Mexico
* Peru
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Asia|

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* People's Republic of China
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* Indonesia
* Iraq
* Israel
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Korea
* Lebanon
* Malaysia
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* Russia
* Singapore
* Turkey

Europe|

* Albania
* Armenia
* Azerbaijan
* Belarus
* France
* Germany
* Kazakhstan
* Liechtenstein
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* Poland
* Romania
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* Serbia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
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* Marshall Islands
* Micronesia
* New Zealand
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

United Nations General Assembly observers|

* European Union
* Holy See
* Palestine

Former members|

* Republic of China
* Taiwan
* German Democratic Republic
* Soviet Union
* Byelorussian SSR
* Ukrainian SSR
* Yugoslavia

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Foreign relations of Poland

Africa|

* Algeria
* Egypt
* Ethiopia
* Kenya
* Libya
* Mali
* Morocco
* Namibia
* Nigeria
* Senegal
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Tanzania
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

Americas|

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* Canada
* Chile
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* Cuba
* Haiti
* Mexico
* Peru
* United States
* Uruguay
* Venezuela

Asia|

* Afghanistan
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* Azerbaijan
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* China
* Georgia
* India
* Indonesia
* Iran
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* Israel
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* Mongolia
* North Korea
* Pakistan
* Palestine
* Philippines
* Saudi Arabia
* South Korea
* Taiwan
* Tajikistan
* Turkey
* Turkmenistan
* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam

Europe|

* Albania
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* Czech Republic
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* France
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* Netherlands
* Norway
* Portugal
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* Russia
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* Slovakia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Ukraine
* United Kingdom

Oceania|

* Australia
* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea

Former|

* Czechoslovakia
* Yugoslavia

Multilateral relations|

* European Union
* NATO

Diplomatic missions|

* Diplomatic missions of Poland / in Poland

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