<Ul> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> <Li> </Li> </Ul> <P> The United States of America is a charter member of the United Nations and one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council . </P> <P> The United States is host to the headquarters of the United Nations, which includes the usual meeting place of the General Assembly in New York City, the seat of the Security Council and several bodies of the United Nations . The United States is the largest provider of financial contributions to the United Nations, providing 22 percent of the entire UN budget in 2017 (in comparison the next biggest contributor is Japan with almost 10 percent, while EU countries pay a total of above 30 percent). From July 2016 to June 2017, 28.6 percent of the budget used for peacekeeping operations was provided by the United States . The United States had a pivotal role in establishing the UN . </P> <P> The UN is an outgrowth of the Atlantic Charter . It appeared in the Declaration by United Nations on January 1, 1942, in which 26 nations pledged to continue fighting the Axis powers . </P>

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