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The UN-bringing everyone closer together
I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations or the UN,as it is more often referred to.The UN is an international group made up of countries that want to increase peace,and I am very happy to have been chosen to be a Goodwill Ambassador for them.Being a a Goodwill Ambassador means that I visit countries where the UN operates programmes to help people.I feel very honoured to have been able to take on this role.Later I shall tell you about some of the work I have done.First I should tell you a little about the UN.So when was the United Nations set up?It was actually set up just after the Second World War in October 1945 by 51countries.Today,nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN-191countries altogether.The UN is based on a charter that has four main purposes:to keep international peace; to develop friendly relationships among nations :to co-operate in international problems and in promoting respect for human rights; and to be a centre for organizing the actions or work of different nations.
As you know,the UN touches the lives of people everywhere .The organization is involved in peaacekeeping operations to help end some of the world's most horrible conflicts.Watch any TV report on places where there is a war,and you will see soldiers wearing blue berets.The UN does not have its own army.Instead,it borrows soldiers from different countries that belong to the UN.With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters.In addition,the UN helps protect human rights and works to improve international laws,for example,those on child labour.
That is a little about the UN.Now let me tell you about the work I have been doing with them.My job with the UN is not paid,but voluntary and as I said before ,I mainly visit countries where the UN has progtammes to help people.So how do I help by visiting these vountries?Well,if I visit these countries,the television and press will follow and record my visits.This will increase people's awareness of the work of the UN.In addition,my visits will encourage people working on the projects and draw local people's attention to the situation.
I have visited many countries in Africa.Recently,I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa,where I met some wormen who have organized themselves into a group.They collect one rand ( approximately 1.35 yuan ) per day from each member and add it to a sum of money the government gives them .With this ,the women have enough money to buy weaving materials to make baskets .They then sell these at the market.With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop.This group was setup by UNIFEM,the United Nations Development Fund for Women.There are lots of such helped millions of people across the world.
Apart from the urgent problems causued by wars and conflicts,the UN helps countries with other problems such as lack of education,lack of food,poverty,disasters and disease.At a UN meeting in 2000,all 191 members agreed to try and meet eight development goals by the year 2015.One of the goals is to ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone.Another is to ensure all childen complete primary education.For more information ,you may like to look it up on the UN website.So you see,with the work of the UN the world has been brought closer together.
[ October 24 ,2005 ]
