The United Nations

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights." The main bodies of the U.N. consists of the general assembly, the economic and social council, the security council, the trusteeship council, the secretariat, and the international court of justice. There are 193 member states apart of this organization.

 

"Women,girls increasingly victims in Afghan war, U.N. says" is a relatively new article that I found very interesting, not only because I am a female but because the U.N. thought this issue was so important, it needed to be addressed and announced publicly. According to this article, the United Nations stated that women and girls in Afghanistan have increasingly become victims of civilian casualties. Though these casualties have lowered as a whole, women victims have experienced a twenty percent increase. They are either injured or killed. To quote U.N. human rights director in Afghanistan, Georgette Gagnon, "The sad reality is that they were killed and injured while going about their daily work, their daily business." The Taliban and their insurgent groups is said to be responsible for 81 percent of all civilian casualties. The U.N. is addressing this "high human cost" and has been offering their assistance in Afghanistan since 2007. (UNAMA)

I've always been a great supporter of the United Nations. I'm all for maintaining international peace and security and I believe human rights is an important issue we should never stop fighting for. I've particularly been a fan of the U.N. because their work extends from here to the other side of the world. When you think of the U.N., you might think of peacekeeping, international security, humanitarian interventions, and economic sanctions, but they do a lot more to make the world a more suitable place to live in. The U.N. focuses on a wide range of world problems. This organization works to keep the environment healthy, and as the article shows, they promote democracy, woman’s rights and gender equality.