Tag: Canada
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United Nations Secretariat
United Nations Secretariat See: ? Charter of the United Nations ? UN: Purposes, principles and membership ? United Nations organs ? UN Pacific settlement of disputes ? UN: International cooperation and the ESC ? UN International Trusteeship system ? UN International Court of Justice ? United Nations Secretariat ? Other provisions Charter CHAPTER XV THE…
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United Nations Creation
United Nations Creation of the United NationsIntroduction to United Nations CreationThe UN is the result of a long history of efforts to promote international cooperation. In the late 18th century, German philosopher Immanuel Kant proposed a federation or "league" of the …
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United Nations Disaster Relief Office
Introduction to United Nations Disaster Relief OfficeUnited Nations Disaster Relief Office (UNDRO), organization founded in 1971 by the General Assembly of the United Nations to mobilize and coordinate relief activities from various sources in times of disaster. UNDRO was established to coo…
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United Nations Economic and Social Development
Functions of the UN: Economic and Social DevelopmentIntroduction to United Nations Economic and Social DevelopmentThe second major function of the UN is to promote economic and social development worldwide. The UN engages in a myriad of activities and sponsors a large number of age…
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United Nations Environment Program
Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development EnvironmentIntroduction to United Nations Environment ProgramThe United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) encourages and coordinates sound environmental practices throughout the world. It grapples with ways to approach environme…
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United Nations Functions
Functions of the UNIntroduction to United Nations FunctionsThe UN today has the same basic purpose and structure as it did when it was founded in 1945. Its primary purpose-and greatest benefit to its members-is to maintain world peace. That, in turn, helps countries to develop and …
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United Nations Funding
United Nations Un FundingIntroduction to United Nations FundingThe UN is funded by dues paid by each of its members. Each country's dues are based upon its wealth and ability to pay. The UN also requires countries to make financial contributions to its peacekeeping efforts. In …
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United Nations Future
The Future of the United NationsIntroduction to United Nations FutureSince its creation in 1945, the UN has done much to promote international cooperation in economic and social goals, and to a lesser extent, world peace. The end of the Cold War and new possibilities for cooperatio…
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United Nations Humanitarian Assistance
Functions of the UN: Humanitarian AssistanceIntroduction to United Nations Humanitarian AssistanceSince the end of the Cold War the UN has become increasingly involved in providing humanitarian assistance to people in need. All too frequently, the humanitarian crises to which the U…
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United Nations Influence
United Nations Influence and EffectivenessIntroduction to United Nations InfluenceThe UN's influence on international politics is significant and cannot be ignored. The main goal of the UN's founders was to avoid a third world war, and in that respect, the organization has …
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United Nations and Economic Development
Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development Economic DevelopmentIntroduction to United Nations and Economic DevelopmentThe UN operates under the principle that promoting economic and social development will help bring about lasting world peace. The organization's chart…
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United Nations Membership
Membership in the UNIntroduction to United Nations MembershipThe UN started in 1945 with 51 founding members-including the 50 countries that had attended the San Francisco conference, and Poland, which was not at the conference but signed the charter later.New members are a…
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United Nations and Health
Functions of the UN: Economic and Social Development HealthIntroduction to United Nations and HealthThe UN has recognized that adequate health and control of disease are essential to economic and social development. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the leading UN agency to ad…
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United Nations Peacekeeping
Functions of the UN: Maintenance of International Peace and Security PeacekeepingIntroduction to United Nations PeacekeepingPeacekeeping is the nonaggressive use of military force to help nations in conflict reach a settlement. The UN charter does not mention peacekeeping forces, a…
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United Nations and Human Rights
Functions of the UN: Human RightsIntroduction to United Nations and Human RightsOne of the UN's major goals under its charter is to promote and encourage respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms for all people, regardless of race, sex, language, or religion. But once a…