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Question
What is the purpose of the UN?
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Solution
Its Main Purposes:
- Providing leadership on matters critical health and engaging in partnerships where joint action is needed
- Shaping the research agenda and stimulating the generation, translation, and dissemination of valuable knowledge.
- Setting norms and standards and promoting and monitoring their implementation
- Articulating ethical and evidence-based policy options
- Providing technical support and building sustainable institutional capacity
- Monitoring health situations and assessing health trends.
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