THE ESSENTIAL
THE ESSENTIAL
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Everything you always wanted to know about the United Nations – in one book! This primer to the United Nations is designed for all global citizens. It covers the history of the UN, what it does and how it does it. As the world’s only truly global organization, the United Nations is where countries meet to address universal issues that cannot be resolved by any one of them acting alone. From international peace and security to sustainable development, climate change, human rights, and humanitarian action, the United Nations acts on our behalf around the world.
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FOR EXAMPLE, DID YOU KNOW THAT: • There are over 65 million people around the world who have been forced to flee their homes. That is more than at any other time since the Second World War. • The UN fights extreme poverty, helping over a billion people with their basic needs in the world every year. • The United Nations has helped broker over 170 peace settlements since its creation • The UN helps 30 million women survive pregnancy and childbirth each year.
THE ESSENTIAL
ISBN 978-92-1-101372-6
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