USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -First lady of the United States of America from 1933 to 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt was appointed, in 1946, as a delegate to the United Nations General Assembly by United States President Harry S. Truman.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the chair of the United Nations Human Rights Commission, Eleanor Roosevelt was the driving force in creating the 1948 charter of liberties which will always be her legacy: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -In December 1945, seeking to signal America’s commitment to the new United Nations organization-and cement his ties to a powerful Democratic party figure-President Harry Truman appointed Eleanor Roosevelt to America’s first delegation to the General Assembly.

Detailed explanation-4: -President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill issue a declaration, signed by representatives of 26 countries, called the “United Nations.” The signatories of the declaration vowed to create an international postwar peacekeeping organization.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the wake of World War II’s horrors, Roosevelt saw the need to support refugees and affirm the right to education, shelter and medical care. In the wake of World War II’s horrors, Roosevelt saw the need to support refugees and affirm the right to education, shelter and medical care.