What is the United Nations

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the second world war caused enormous

destruction

and left large parts of the world in

ruins that's why the united nations was

established

with one main target to prevent war in

the future

the u.n is a meeting point where leaders

from all around the world can interact

in the u.n countries try to agree on

which rules and agreements should apply

in the world

the most important topics of discussion

in the un are peace and security

human rights and sustainable development

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the sustainable development goals is the

united nations global agenda to end

poverty

fight inequality and combat climate

change by 2030.

there are 17 goals and 169 targets

the agenda serves as a joint roadmap for

all the countries in the world

one of the main principles of the

sustainable development goals

is to leave no one behind the most

vulnerable should be given priority

in the un general assembly all countries

small and large

have one vote and the same say all

member states are committed to follow

the constitution of the united nations

the u.n charter where peace and human

rights are central topics

the most powerful organ of the un is the

security council

it's in charge of maintaining peace and

security between nations

the council has 15 members five of which

are permanent

and the remaining 10 members are elected

for two-year terms

even though the un is the most important

organization working for world peace

today

it also receives criticism for its

shortcomings in the face of modern day

conflicts

many argue that the organization needs

to change to remain important

in the future the un general secretary

has called for major reforms of the

organization

several member states have supported

change to maintain world peace in years

to come

no matter how you look at it the un is

one of the most important meeting points

in the world

as well as an arena for international

cooperation

even though the u.n isn't perfect it is

the best we've got

and all nations must work together to

take care of our world