10points about united nations
Answers
Answered by
2
1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the first document to detail the fundamental human rights that must be protected. The declaration was proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1948. Security human rights is a key pillar of the UN’s work.
2. The annual UN Peacekeeping budget is less than 0.5% of global military spending. The UN currently has 117,000 peacekeepers helping keep peace in 15 operations on 4 continents.
3. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) provides food and assistance to 80 million people in some 80 countries. Additionally, WFP is planning for the future by developing programs to ensure a more stable food environment.
4. The UN and its agencies help over 1 million women a month overcome pregnancy complications. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) works to make motherhood safer, among other responsibilities.
5. The UN and its agencies supply vaccines to 45% of the world’s children. For example, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are core partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has helped reduce polio cases by over 99% since 1988.
6. The UN supports about 67 countries a year with their elections. The UN also uses diplomacy to prevent conflict.
7. The UN assists people displaced by violence, conflict, and persecution. The UN and its agencies provide life-saving help to refugees and forcibly displaced people. Today, there are more than 65 million forcibly displaced people.
8. The Paris Agreement on climate change was signed by the largest amount of countries ever in a single day. On Earth Day 2016, 174 world leaders signed the agreement at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN is committed to fighting climate change, and the agreement builds on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
9. The UN brought countries together in 2015 to launch a plan to end poverty, reduce inequalities, and protect the planet by 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals provide a common blueprint for countries to reach a world of dignity for all by 2030.
10. A majority of Americans believe in the importance of the UN. According to a new bipartisan poll released by the Better World Campaign, 79% of U.S. voters believe the UN is needed today...
2. The annual UN Peacekeeping budget is less than 0.5% of global military spending. The UN currently has 117,000 peacekeepers helping keep peace in 15 operations on 4 continents.
3. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) provides food and assistance to 80 million people in some 80 countries. Additionally, WFP is planning for the future by developing programs to ensure a more stable food environment.
4. The UN and its agencies help over 1 million women a month overcome pregnancy complications. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) works to make motherhood safer, among other responsibilities.
5. The UN and its agencies supply vaccines to 45% of the world’s children. For example, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) are core partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative, which has helped reduce polio cases by over 99% since 1988.
6. The UN supports about 67 countries a year with their elections. The UN also uses diplomacy to prevent conflict.
7. The UN assists people displaced by violence, conflict, and persecution. The UN and its agencies provide life-saving help to refugees and forcibly displaced people. Today, there are more than 65 million forcibly displaced people.
8. The Paris Agreement on climate change was signed by the largest amount of countries ever in a single day. On Earth Day 2016, 174 world leaders signed the agreement at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN is committed to fighting climate change, and the agreement builds on the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
9. The UN brought countries together in 2015 to launch a plan to end poverty, reduce inequalities, and protect the planet by 2030. The Sustainable Development Goals provide a common blueprint for countries to reach a world of dignity for all by 2030.
10. A majority of Americans believe in the importance of the UN. According to a new bipartisan poll released by the Better World Campaign, 79% of U.S. voters believe the UN is needed today...
Answered by
0
what exactly is your question
Similar questions
Social Sciences,
1 year ago
Science,
1 year ago