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The Presbyterian United Nations
Office
777 U.N. Plaza, 7th Floor • New York, NY 10017 • (212) 697-4568
The Presbyterian U.N. Office represents the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) at the United Nations. Staff members help to equip Presbyterians
for discipleship by training them to put their faith into action in the global
arena. The Presbyterian U.N. Office also bears witness to Jesus Christ by advocating
the concerns of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) General Assemblies to the United
Nations. The Presbyterian U.N. Office is one way in which the church responds
to Christ’s call to bring good news to the poor, proclaim release to the
captives and to let the oppressed go free. |
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Happening at the United Nations
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Rights of passage: United
Nations General Assembly adopts Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on
Thursday, September 13. This milestone acknowledges respect for indigenous communities
that have been marginalized, discriminated against, and oppressed throughout
history and in our present reality. Read more about the Declaration
on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
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More Stories from the Presbyterian
United Nations Office
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Celebrating the Work of the
United Nations
The United Nations has worked for the well being of people around the world
from its creation in 1945. Its efforts have included:
Building Peace
- Since 1945, the U.N. has negotiated 172 peaceful settlements to regional conflicts
(such as the Iran-Iraq war, the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, and civil
war in El Salvador).
Improving health
- The World Health Organization (WHO), a U.N. agency, eradicated smallpox from
the planet in 1980 after a 13-year effort.
- U.N. agencies have made safe drinking water available to over one billion people
in rural areas during the last decade.
Saving children’s lives
- As a result of the work of UNICEF (the U.N. Fund for Children) and WHO, 80 percent
of children in developing countries are immunized against the diseases of polio,
tetanus, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria and tuberculosis. This represents
a significant increase from 1974 when only five percent of children in developing
countries were immunized.
Advancing the status of women
- U.N. programs have raised the female literacy rate in developing
countries from 36 percent in 1970 to 56 percent in 1990.
- In the 1960s, only 10 percent of the world’s families
had access to effective methods of family planning. Now 55 percent have access.
Saving the environment
- The U.N. environment program (UNEP) cleaned up Mediterranean
beaches by encouraging Syria, Israel, Turkey and Greece to work together. 50 percent
of previously polluted beaches are now usable.
Advancing Human Rights
- Through an arms embargo and other measures, the U.N. played
a major role in ending apartheid in South Africa.
PUNO Quick Guides to Quick Information
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