Aims of the United Nations
1.The 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 and illiteracy in the world, to stop environmental destruction and to encourage respect for each other's rights and freedoms. * To be a Centre for helping nations achieve these aims.
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* General Assembly: 193 Member States * Security Council: 5 permanent members and 10 non-permanent * Economic and Social Council: 54 members * International Court of Justice: 15 judges
3. WHO
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Current projects
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The WHO's constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health".[16]
WHO identifies its role as one of six main objectives:[17] * providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed; * shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge; * setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation; * articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options; * providing technical support, catalyzing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity; and * monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.
The 2012–2013 budget further identified thirteen areas among which funding was distributed.[18]
ILO
1. The right of workers to associate freely and bargain collectively; 2. The end of forced and compulsory labour; 3. The end of child labour; and 4. The end of unfair discrimination among workers.
The ILO asserts that its members have an obligation to work towards fully respecting these principles, embodied in relevant ILO Conventions. The ILO Conventions which embody the fundamental principles have now been ratified by
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* General Assembly: 193 Member States * Security Council: 5 permanent members and 10 non-permanent * Economic and Social Council: 54 members * International Court of Justice: 15 judges
3. WHO
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Current projects
[edit]Overall focus
The WHO's constitution states that its objective "is the attainment by all people of the highest possible level of health".[16]
WHO identifies its role as one of six main objectives:[17] * providing leadership on matters critical to health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed; * shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation and dissemination of valuable knowledge; * setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation; * articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options; * providing technical support, catalyzing change, and building sustainable institutional capacity; and * monitoring the health situation and assessing health trends.
The 2012–2013 budget further identified thirteen areas among which funding was distributed.[18]
ILO
1. The right of workers to associate freely and bargain collectively; 2. The end of forced and compulsory labour; 3. The end of child labour; and 4. The end of unfair discrimination among workers.
The ILO asserts that its members have an obligation to work towards fully respecting these principles, embodied in relevant ILO Conventions. The ILO Conventions which embody the fundamental principles have now been ratified by