The United Nations

When people think of the United Nations, they often consider only the peacekeeping missions and the, sometimes controversial, roles the UN has played in world politics. But, the central role of the United Nations is not only peacekeeping. The central role of the United Nations is indeed the promotion of peace and security, but also development and human rights. The role of the UN in developing programs to better life for suffering peoples around the world was recognized on 10 December 2001, when the UN and its Secretary-General were awarded the centennial Nobel Peace Prizeö (UN.org ôImage and realityö). Specifically, the UN has had particular success in establishing ôbest practicesö in area of public works programs in developing countries.

In examining this particular area of UN work, it is first useful to look at an overview of the United Nations, its history and purpose and the agencies that, together, make up the UN system. The second half of this study will then consider the problem that public works programs seek to solve, the key agencies charged with program implementation, and a case study that presents details of successful public works programs. After considering all these elements together, it is then accurate to assert that the United Nations, as experts in the world arena of challenging the issue of poverty, has indeed established ôbest practicesö in the implementation of public works programs in

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alnourished women tend to have underweight babies and underweight children, even those just slightly underweight, are much more likely to die and it inhibits mental and physical development. There are currently 150 million underweight children in the world and the proportion is declining everywhere except Africa. According to Browne and Prennushi, ômalnutrition and income poverty can be reduced, by providing all citizens with income earning opportunities, access to basic resources, security, and political empowermentö (18-19). In order to provide opportunity and access, Browne and Prennushi argue, ôGovernments should also promote integration into the global economy to stimulate trade and investment and spur private sector activityö (19). They also suggest that another avenue to pursue is reforms that improve poor peopleÆs access to markets. When regulations that pose a heavy burden on small firms are changed, such as the recent simplification of the tax system for small firms in Bolivia, poor people are provided greater opportunity to understand and build wealth. Further, access to credit should be improved. Finally, poverty cannot be reduced if there are no investments in basic assets û schooling and skill development, food
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