UN Member States

14 Dec. 1955

8 Oct. 1962

On 19 September 1991, Byelorussia informed
the United Nations that it had changed
its name to Belarus.  

Belgium

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was an original Member of the United Nations,
the Charter having been signed on its behalf
on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945,
until its dissolution following the establishment
and subsequent admission as new members
of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia,
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
was admitted as a Member of
the United Nations by General Assembly
resolution A/RES/46/237 of 22 May 1992.

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was an original Member of the United Nations,
the Charter having been signed on its behalf
on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945,
until its dissolution following the establishment
and subsequent admission as new members
of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia,
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Republic of Croatia was admitted as
a Member of the United Nations by General
Assembly resolution A/RES/46/238 
of 22 May 1992.

Czechoslovakia was an original Member of
the United Nations from 24 October 1945.
In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its
Permanent Representative informed the
Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak
Federal Republic would cease to exist on
31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic
and the Slovak Republic, as successor States,
would apply for membership in the United Nations.
Following the receipt of its application,
the Security Council, on 8 January 1993,
recommended to the General Assembly that
the Czech Republic be admitted to United
Nations membership. The Czech Republic
was thus admitted on 19 January of 
that year as a Member State.

Zaire joined the United Nations
on 20 September 1960. On 17 May 1997,
its name was changed to the Democratic
Republic of the Congo.

Egypt and Syria were original Members
of the United Nations from 24 October 1945.
Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958,
the United Arab Republic was established
by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued
as a single Member. On 13 October 1961,
Syria, having resumed its status as
an independent State, resumed its separate
membership in the United Nations.
On 2 September 1971, the United Arab
Republic changed its name to the
Arab Republic of Egypt.

The Federal Republic of Germany and the

German Democratic Republic were admitted 
to membership in the United Nations on
18 September 1973. Through the accession
of the German Democratic Republic to the
Federal Republic of Germany, effective from
3 October 1990, the two German States
have united to form one sovereign State.

By letter of 20 January 1965, Indonesia
announced its decision to withdraw from
the United Nations "at this stage and 
under the present circumstances".
By telegram of 19 September 1966,
it announced its decision "to resume
full cooperation with the United Nations
and to resume participation in its activities".
On 28 September 1966, the General
Assembly took note of this decision
and the President invited representatives
of Indonesia to take seats in the Assembly.

14 Dec. 1955

The Federation of Malaya joined the United
Nations on 17 September 1957.  On 16
September 1963, its name was changed
to Malaysia, following the admission to the
new federation of Singapore, Sabah
(North Borneo) and Sarawak. Singapore
became an independent State on 9 August
1965 and a Member of the United Nations
on 21 September 1965.

The membership of the State Union Serbia
and Montenegro in the United Nations,
including all organs and organizations
of the United Nations system, is continued by
the Republic of Serbia on the basis of Article 60
of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia
and Montenegro, activated by the Declaration
of Independence adopted by the National
Assembly of Montenegro on 3 June 2006.

The Republic of Montenegro was admitted as
a Member of the United Nations by General
Assembly resolution 60/264 of 28 June 2006.

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
was an original Member of the United Nations
from 24 October 1945. In a letter dated
24 December 1991, Boris Yeltsin, the President
of the Russian Federation, informed the
Secretary-General that the membership of the
Soviet Union in the Security Council and all other
United Nations organs was being continued by
the Russian Federation with the support of the
11 member countries of the Commonwealth
of Independent States.

The membership of the State Union Serbia
and Montenegro in the United Nations,
including all organs and organizations
of the United Nations system, is continued by
the Republic of Serbia on the basis of Article 60
of the Constitutional Charter of Serbia
and Montenegro, activated by the Declaration
of Independence adopted by the National
Assembly of Montenegro on 3 June 2006.

The Republic of Montenegro
was admitted as a Member
of the United Nations by General
Assembly resolution 60/264 of 28 June 2006.

Czechoslovakia was an original Member of
the United Nations from 24 October 1945.
In a letter dated 10 December 1992, its
Permanent Representative informed the
Secretary-General that the Czech and Slovak
Federal Republic would cease to exist on
31 December 1992 and that the Czech Republic
and the Slovak Republic, as successor States,
would apply for membership in the United Nations.
Following the receipt of its application,
the Security Council, on 8 January 1993,
recommended to the General Assembly that
the Slovak Republic be admitted to United
Nations membership. The Slovak Republic
was thus admitted on 19 January of 
that year as a Member State.

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was an original Member of the United Nations,
the Charter having been signed on its behalf
on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945,
until its dissolution following the establishment
and subsequent admission as new members
of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia,
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

The Republic of Slovenia was admitted as a Member
of the United Nations by General Assembly
resolution A/RES/46/236 of 22 May 1992.

Egypt and Syria were original Members
of the United Nations from 24 October 1945.
Following a plebiscite on 21 February 1958,
the United Arab Republic was established
by a union of Egypt and Syria and continued
as a single Member. On 13 October 1961,
Syria, having resumed its status as an
independent State, resumed its separate
membership in the United Nations.

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
was an original Member of the United Nations,
the Charter having been signed on its behalf
on 26 June 1945 and ratified 19 October 1945,
until its dissolution following the establishment
and subsequent admission as new members
of Bosnia and Herzegovina,
the Republic of Croatia, the Republic of Slovenia,
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. 

By resolution A/RES/47/225 of 8 April 1993,
the General Assembly decided to admit as
a Member of the United Nations the State
being provisionally referred to for all purposes
within the United Nations as "The former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia" pending settlement of the
difference that had arisen over its name.

Tanganyika was a Member of the United
Nations from 14 December 1961 and
Zanzibar was a Member from 16 December
1963. Following the ratification on 26 April 1964
of Articles of Union between Tanganyika and 
Zanzibar, the United Republic of anganyika
and Zanzibar continued as a single Member,
changing its name to the United Republic
of Tanzania on 1 November 1964.

Yemen was admitted to membership
in the United Nations on 30 September
1947 and Democratic Yemen on 14
December 1967. On 22 May 1990,
the two countries merged and have
since been represented as one
Member with the name "Yemen".