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Question
Answer the following question briefly:
With reference to the organs of the UN, discuss:
Any four significant achievements of the UN.
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Solution
Achievement of the UN
- Although it has not been able to prevent war, in many cases, it has taken effective action to restore peace, e.g., the Korean War, the Suez Canal crisis, the Gulf War, etc.
- Many countries like Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco, have achieved their independence with support from the UN.
- By imposing economic sanctions against the South African government, it played a significant role in challenging the apartheid policy and liberating the South African people from apartheid rule.
- It has worked consistently for the protection and preservation of human rights around the world.
- It has worked actively to end the nuclear arms race and encouraged the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
- It has achieved great success in the fields of labour, health, the welfare of children, and education by fighting poverty, ignorance, malnutrition, hunger, and disease through its specialized agencies.
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