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What is the United Nations?
The United Nations (UN) is the largest international organization that exists. It was founded in 1945 after World War II; 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, fostering friendly and cooperative relations among nations, and promoting social progress, raising the standard of living, and human rights.
Who are the members of the United Nations?
Currently, the UN has 193 member states, and only five countries in the world are not part of it: Kosovo, South Ossetia, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, and Transnistria. The Holy See participates as an observer state but not as a member; it believes that the UN’s roles are incompatible with its principles of non-militancy. The State of Palestine gained the same status as the Holy See, becoming a non-member observer state in 2012. Though this does not change its role in the UN, it does show progress for its international position.
What is the UN’s role?
The UN is a global governance association that facilitates cooperation on issues such as International Law, peace and international security, economic and social development, humanitarian affairs, and human rights.
The five pillars on which the UN is based are:
- Sustainable development.
- Prevention.
- Building a safer, more protected world through innovation and leveraging its core operations.
- Support for countries in transition.
- Working with women and young people and in their favor.
What is the UN Global Compact?
The Global Compact is the largest voluntary initiative for corporate social responsibility in the world. At the 1999 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, then-United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan called on business leaders to partner with the UN to create a “global impact” on shared values and principles. Thus was born the United Nations Global Compact.
The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) contain 169 objectives that each country must meet by 2030 to promote prosperity without leaving environmental protection behind. The purpose is to emphasize the fight against poverty in all its forms and to implement strategies that encourage growth.
What are the United Nations’ Universal Principles?
Human Rights
Principle #1. To support and respect the protection of human rights.
Principle #2. Not to be complicit in rights abuses.
Labor Standards
Principle #3. To support the principles of freedom of association and the right to collective negotiation.
Principle #4. To eliminate forced and compulsory labor.
Principle #5. To abolish any form of child labor.
Principle #6. To eliminate discrimination in employment and occupation.
Environment
Principle #7. Companies should support a precautionary approach that favors the environment.
Principle #8. Companies should foster initiatives that promote greater environmental responsibility.
Principle #9. Businesses should encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-corruption
Principle #10. Companies and institutions must work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?
In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly approved the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, with it, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
They are made up of 17 Goals and 169 targets that must be met before 2030.
The 17 sustainable development goals are:
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms around the world.
Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and better nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promoting well-being for everyone of all ages.
Goal 4. Ensure inclusive, equitable, quality education and promote life-long learning opportunities for everyone.
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all girls and women.
Goal 6. Ensure water’s availability, its sustainable management, and sanitation for everyone.
Goal 7. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, modern energy for everyone.
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive, sustainable economic growth; full, productive employment; and decent work for everyone.
Goal 9. Build resilient infrastructures, promote sustainable and inclusive industrialization, and foster innovation.
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries.
Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
Goal 12. Ensure methods of sustainable consumption and production.
Goal 13. Take urgent steps to combat climate change and its impacts.
Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
Goal 15. Protect, restore, and promote the sustainable use of land ecosystems; manage forests sustainably; fight against desertification; stop and reverse land deterioration; and curb the loss of biological diversity.
Goal 16. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development; provide access to justice for everyone; and build effective, accountable, inclusive institutions at all levels.
Goal 17. Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Alliance for Sustainable Development.
