Dr. Ogata Addresses Leaders of Women's Organizations at a Breakfast Meeting in New York
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Afghanistan - Chadors for Peace
General Interest
Electronic AIDS conference brings latest information to health workers
The 41st Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
Fourth International Conference On Health Promotion
NGO Working Group on Nutrition
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7 reasons why the UN is for you
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The Un-American Ugly Americans
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Working to Halt Sex Traffic in Children
7 reasons why the UN is for you
- Keeping the Peace when conflicts threaten international security - by providing a forum for negotiation, or sending blue-helmeted multinational forces to stabilize a crisis.
- Protecting the Environment by bringing governments together to prevent climate change, air and water pollution, extinction of species, depletion of natural resources and many other problems.
- Helping in Emergencies by organizing humanitarian relief and food supplies for millions of refugees and victims of famine and natural disasters - in Zaire, Ethiopia, Bosnia and around the world.
- Fighting Poverty by helping the poor to help themselves, through development projects. The gap between the rich and poor is growing worldwide, contributing to political instability.
- Standing Up for Human Rights by setting international standards for the rights of children, women and minorities monitoring abuses and letting governments know that "the whole world is watching."
- Improving Health and Education by helping poorer countries to provide more and better schools and health services, and working to prevent the spread of global diseases like AIDS.
- Building Democracy by helping countries conduct free and fair elections. UN observers have monitored elections in Haiti, South Africa, Nicaragua, Cambodia and other countries.