The United Nations

The United Nations

All over the world, soldiers in the UN’s blue helmets or hats have risked their lives trying to stop wars. In 1988 they received one of the worlds highest honors, the Nobel Peace Prize. Canadians were proud, because their soldiers and aircrew had shared in almost every UN peacekeeping mission since 1948.
The United Nations is an international organization that consists of
184 nations. They have joined together to prevent war, promote peace security and social progress, and also to develop friendly relations among nations around the world.
The UN has many different agencies and programs. One of the most important is UNICEF (United Nations Children’s Fund) because they help in the fight against child starvation and malnutrition. This is important because one in three deaths in the world is the death of a child under the age of five.
UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946 to help children. After World War II in Europe, UNICEF was first known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations. Its task is to help children living in poverty in developing countries. Its name was shortened to the United Nations Children's Fund, but it kept the name "UNICEF," by which it is known to this day.
UNICEF helps children get the care they need in the early years of life and helps families to educate girls and boys. It try’s to reduce childhood death and illness and to protect children in the middle of war or a natural disaster. UNICEF supports young people, wherever they are, in making decisions about their own lives, and try’s to build a world in which all children live with dignity and security.
UNICEF's main body of 36 nations, representing all regions of the world, establishes policies, reviews programs and approves budgets for the organization. Headquartered in New York, UNICEF carries out its work through seven regional offices and 126 country offices covering more than 160 countries.
The 37 National Committees for UNICEF are private, not-profit organizations, mostly in developed countries, that support UNICEF programs. Large networks of volunteers help the Committees raise funds, sell the well-known UNICEF greeting cards and carry out other activities, such as the "Tr...

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...Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Canada has a long and proud history in United Nations peace support operations and has participated in most UN missions since the start of peacekeeping in 1948. In addition to Canadian involvement in UN peace support operations, about 2,305 Canadian Forces personnel are participating in other operations.

According to the United Nations monthly summary, of October 31 2002, Canada is the 32nd largest provider of military troops to the UN. As of November 2002, there are approximately 216 Canadian Forces personnel deployed with the UN peace support operations.
The United Nations has the potential to help a lot of the world. With all of the programs and organizations they have. The only problem is that they are on a limited budget and they need more money to help the less fortunate people in the world. If they could get more funding they could do more to help.
Now the United Nations do the best they can, with the little money they have. Their yearly budget is the same as the government of Newfoundland. Somehow they can still support, many of their important programs and organizations.