How Effective Is The United Nations?

July 12, 2015

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The UN was created 70 years ago to protect and to improve lives of people around the world.

How effective is it?

Partial Transcript

0:04 70 years ago, the United Nations charter was signed and ratified, creating the world’s

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most comprehensive global leadership organization. The UN’s main goals include improving education,

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child mortality rates, maternal health, gender equality and many other initiatives. So, can

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they do it? Exactly how effective is the United Nations?

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The United Nations emerged after World War 2, with the objective of achieving a global

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balance of peace between world powers. Today they have 193 member states. And they have

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roughly 100 thousand soldiers, or “blue-berets” (buh-REYS) operating 16 separate peacekeeping