1. The United Nations Organisation

2. What are the Aims of the UN?
Peace
Economic and Social Progress
Basic human rights for all

3. How is the UN Organised?
Security Council – this is made up of 5 Permanent Members: The USA: China; Russia; Britain and France and 10 ‘rotating members
The Security Council’s main aim is to stop military conflict

4. The General Assembly
The General Assembly is made up of representatives of all of the member states – it is a sort of Parliament
It can debate issues and suggest action to the Security Council

5. The Specialised Agencies
The Food and Agricultural Organisation & the World Food Programme (F.A.O. / W.F.P.)
The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.)
The UN International Children’s Emergency Fund (U.N.I.C.E.F.)
The UN Educational scientific and Cultural Organisation (U.N.E.S.C.O)
The International Labour Organisation (I.L.O)
The World Bank

6. What are the aims of the F.A.O. / W.F.P.?
Raise nutrition levels world wide;
Invent better crops
Teach better methods of growing food
Give early warnings of crop failures and food shortages
Distribute emergency food

7. F.A.O. - a case study This simple foot pump was introduced to Zambia
Local people were shown how to make the pump
They sold them for $75 - $100
Farmers no longer had to carry very heavy loads of water to water their crops
Farmers doubled their crops and were able to start growing new ones

8. What are the aims of the W.H.O.?
Improve health throughout the world
Send in trained health workers
Train local health workers
Help countries set up their own NHS
Carry out inoculation programmes
Improve health education

9. W.H.O. - a Case Study 1988 – WHO aimed to eradicate polio altogether
Started the Global Polio Eradication Project – worlds largest health programme ever
Only 6 countries still have polio outbreaks
Polio has fallen from 350,000 cases per year to just 700

10. What are the aims of UNICEF?
To help children in need
To improve mother and child health care
To organise emergency relief after a disaster

11. Unicef – a Case Study
In Sri Lanka, many children became soldiers in the rebel group, the Tamil Tigers. Many died.
Unicef has opened a rehabilitation centre to help these child soldiers get back into normal life
There are 50 places in the new centre and a further 100 places are planned