The UN

Question 1

General info?

Answer 1

• set up in 1945 to establish global peace
• has 193 member countries
• aims to maintain global peace and security
• use cooperation to solve international problems
• made up of several organisations such as the UN Security Council and the General Assembly which acts as a parliament of nations to solve issues

Question 2

Successes?

Answer 2

• 8 UN milenium development goals including reduce child mortality and improve primary education.
• extreme poverty fell from 36% in 1990 to 12% in 2015- target ti reduce poverty was met 5 years early
• global education enrollment rose to 91% in 2015 up from 81% in 2000
• increased stability as UN peacekeeping missions stopped war in Cote Dlvoire in 2015 after years if civil war

Question 3

Challenges?

Answer 3

• developed countries hold the most power with making decision
• decisions made on issues in Africa such as the refugee crisis hit no African country has a permanent seat at the security council
• failed to prefect 8000 in srebrenica massacre