the UN Flashcards
1
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define the role of the UN
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ensure that no more widespread destruction would occur post the atrocities of WWII - to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedoms
2
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role of UN high commissioner for Refugees
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main UN organisation that protects and supervises refugees. Provide, on non-political and humanitarian basis, international protection to refugees and to seek permanent solutions for them
3
Q
noteworthy agencies in the UN
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International Monetary Fund; World Bank Group; World Health Organisation
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4
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role of ngo
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many ngo’s have been set up to protect human rights across the world
