UN 2 Flashcards
UN Roles:
To combat key global issues that extend beyond the capacity of any single state to solve.
To provide a diplomatic forum to resolve disputes.
UN adopts Resolution 2139:
Feb 2014
Resolution 2139 calls:
For an urgent increase in access to humanitarian aid in Syria and demanded that all parties immediately cease attacks against citizens.
Ban-Ki Moon on Resolution 2139:
To “end the killing … in Syria requires a political process”
UN has … staff:
6,300 staff operating in 110 states around the world
The Zaatari Camp in Jordan holds:
120,000 Syrian refugees
30,000 Iran refugees
Humanitarian needs:
Humanitarian needs have increased by nearly a third compared to 2013
Average length spent in a refugee camp:
17 Years
IFH spokeswoman:
“Women face a different kind of violence once they become refugees”
