Question

What is UNO? Name the members of UNO who enjoy veto power.

Answer 1

Hint:
It is the parent organization of various International institutions like International Monetary Funds (IMF), World Bank, International Court of Justice, etc. It helps maintain social & economic order, and peace, globally.

Complete step by step solution:
Why What & When?
UN also is known as UNO, short for United Nations Organisation is an international organization, and it was a successor to ineffective League of Nation. 193 states are currently its member.
The UN has formed the aftermath of the devastating World War II, to prevent future global-scale conflicts.

On 25 April 1945, in San Francisco, the delegates of 50 governments gathered to formulate what would become the UN Charter.
The Charter came into effect on 24 October 1945.
Functions:
1) Its main purpose is to maintain
2) international peace and security,
3) protecting human rights,
4) delivering humanitarian aid,
5) promoting sustainable development, and
6) Upholding international law.
The five independent states to whom the 1945 UN Charter gives veto rights and a permanent seat on the UN Security Council are the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council:
1) the People's Republic of China,
2) the French Republic,
3) the Russian Federation (Formerly Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, USSR)
4) the United Kingdom,
5) The United States.

Note:
1) The US, China, UK, France, and Russia are the only 5 countries out of 193 who enjoy veto power in the UN Security Council.
2) Peace and Security, Human rights, and Sustainable development are the three pillars of the UN