60 Ways the United Nations Makes a Difference

• Éditeur: United Nations Publications
• Année: 2012
• ISBN:
  9789210556101
• Sujet: Política y relaciones internacionales
• Sous-sujet: Relaciones internacionales

The United Nations was created more than 60 years ago to save succeeding generations from war, protect human rights, establish conditions for justice, and promote social progress and better standards of life. These fundamental objectives remain as critical as ever. At the same time, over these six decades, new challenges have emerged—from international terrorism to climate change, to the spread of infectious diseases to other threats that transcend national borders. These global problems can never be resolved by any one country acting alone. As the world's only truly universal institution, the United Nations offers the best—if not the only—forum to galvanize global action to meet the challenges ahead. Through brief and specific examples, this brochure illustrates some of the achievements of the United Nations so far, and how it can continue its valuable work in the future, for the sake of generations to come.

Table des matières

• 1. Promoting development
• 2. Promoting democracy
• 3. Promoting human rights
• 4. Maintaining peace and security
• 5. Making peace
• 6. Protecting the environment
• 7. Preventing nuclear proliferation
• 8. Promoting self-determination and independence
• 9. Prosecuting war criminals
• 10. Ending apartheid in South Africa
• 11. Strengthening International law
• 12. Providing humanitarian Aid to refugees
• 13. Alleviating rural poverty in developing countries
• 14. Aiding palestine refugees
• 15. Focusing on African development
• 16. Promoting women's well-being
• 17. Promoting women's rights
• 18. Providing safe drinking water
• 19. Wiping out polio
• 20. Responding to HIV/AIDS
• 21. Eradlcatlng smallpox
• 22. Fighting parasitic diseases
• 23. Halting the spread of epidemics
• 24. Pressing for universal immunization
• 25. Reducing child mortality
• 26. Laying the groundwork for business
• 27. Supporting industry in developing countries
• 28. Helpling disaster victims
• 29. Reducing the effects of natural disasters
• 30. Providing tsunami relief
• 31. Protecting the ozone layer
• 32. Addressing climate change
• 33. Clearing landmines
• 34. Providing food to the neediest
• 35. Fighting hunger
• 36. Preventing overfishing
• 37. Banning toxic chemicals
• 38. Protecting consumers' health
• 39. Combating terrorism
• 40. Promoting reproductive and maternal health
• 41. Handing down judicial settlements in major International disputes
• 42. Improving global trade relations
• 43. Promoting economic reform
• 44. Promoting stability and order in the world's oceans
• 45. Improving air and sea travel
• 46. Tackllng illicit drugs
• 47. Combating International crime
• 48. Promoting decent work
• 49. Improving literacy and education in developing countries
• 50. Generating worldwide commitment in support of children
• 51. Preserving historic, cultural, architectural and natural sites
• 52. Facilitating academic and cultural exchanges
• 53. Protecting intellectual property
• 54. Promoting press freedom and freedom of expression
• 55. Turning slums into decent human settlements
• 56. Improving global postal services
• 57. Introducing improved agricultural techniques and reducing costs
• 58. Promoting the rights of persons with disabilities
• 59. Improving global telecommunications
• 60. Improving the plight of indigenous people