responsibilities of AUS and UN

Question 1

how does australia help the UN
- HR
- H
- HI
- E

Answer 1

• HR= one of the eight countries to draft the universal declaration of human rights, 1948
• Health= helping the asia- pacific region with diseases such as malaria and increase vaccination rates
• HI= accepting all refugees regardless of how they come to the country UN refugee convention. 1951
• E= helping to find a global solution to climate change and nature/ land preservation e.g indigenous land

Question 2

AUSTRALIA AND UN peacekeeping missions
- purpose
- e.g

Answer 2

Purpose
to support the implementation of ceasefire or peace agreements and sometimes to help rebuild and establish order, increase security and establish rule of law

Peacekeeping Missions
Australia has participated in 50 UN missions since 1947
e.g Cambodia and because of the country’s help it led to the Cambodian Peace Settlement

Question 3

AUSTRALIA AND UN
foreign aid
- purpose
- e.g PNG and how give 3 examples

Answer 3

• This is to help other countries, improve relations, improve trade, improve material wealth to reduce the possibility of war in our region. specifically in Asia
• PNG = improving infrastructure for health, transport, education, and developing an efficient legal and judicial system.
• 800 received financial literacy in 2015
• there are now 900 female magistrates in villages increasing women’s representation in courts
• 390 classrooms built
• increase in voter awareness