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Aims & Principles of the UN

Aims & Principles of the UN. Peacekeeping Tasks. AIMS of the UNITED NATIONS. To keep peace throughout the world To develop friendly relations between nations To work together to help people live better lives To eliminate poverty disease, & illiteracy in the world

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Aims & Principles of the UN

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  1. Aims & Principles of the UN Peacekeeping Tasks

  2. AIMS of the UNITED NATIONS • To keep peace throughout the world • To develop friendly relations between nations • To work together to help people live better lives • To eliminate poverty disease, & illiteracy in the world • To stop environmental destruction • To encourage respect for each other’s rights and freedoms • To be a center for helping nations achieve these aims

  3. PRINCIPLES of the UNITED NATIONS • All member states have sovereign equality • All member states must obey the Charter • Countries must try to settle their differences by peaceful means • Countries must avoid using force or threatening to use force • The UN may not interfere in the domestic affairs of any country • Countries should try to assist the United Nations

  4. Tasks of the UN & the Peacekeepers • Humanitarian Assistance and securing safe conditions for the delivery of assistance • Promotion and protection of human rights • Boundary demarcation • Observation and separation of combatants along a demarcated boundary • Disarmament of military and paramilitary forces

  5. Tasks continued… • Mine clearance, training, and awareness • Military and police training • Election Observation • Civil administration • Provision of assistance to refugees and their repatriation • Reconstruction and development

  6. UN Agencies & Related Org. • Handout assignment • Directions: 1. Discover the meaning of the Acronym • Example: WTO – World Trade Organization 2.Given the description of the organization or agency, match the name of the organization to the description by writing its name next to the number of the description it matches.

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