Causes,+Effects+&+UN+Work

 //The UN was created because the Allied countries in World War II didn’t want 60 million people to die in one war again. The UN has helped people become free and get a better, safer way of life. The UN has many organizations to help with many different issues. Big ones are human rights, using nuclear energy in a safe, non-violent way, the environment and global warming, world hunger, and natural disaster relief.// Working with Refugees The UN helps refugees by giving them shelter, food, and giving them the rights of a citizen. During World War II, an organization was made called the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA), but after the establishment of the UN, the UNRRA was discontinued, and took over by the International Refugee Organization (IRO). By the time the war was over, the IRO was not needed anymore, so it was done away with. When the IRO was gotten rid of in 1951, another organization was created called the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, which helps refugees much like the UNRRA and the IRO did. UNICEF In 1946, the UN formed UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) to help children who are war victims by giving them food and water, shelter, medical help. Originally, UNICEF was only going to be around until World War II was over, but the organization helped so much that it became one of the permanent organizations. In 1965, the Nobel Peace Prize was granted to UNICEF. **  **In December 1948, the UN passed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that everyone has the right to life, liberty, security, rights, and equal dignity. In 1968, the General Assembly passed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, which was a treaty to stop the spread of nuclear weapons.**  Since numerous poor countries have joined the UN, the UN has helped them, starting with a United Nations Development Decade, from 1961 to 1970. The objective of this was to help developing countries by increasing their income by at least 5% each year. **
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