The United Nations The United Nations was formed

• The United Nations was formed in 1`945 with 51 members. • The

Role of the United Nations The peacekeeping force helps disarm combatants, remove minefields and

Human Rights • Human Rights are rights which everyone should have because as human

Right to Work and to Freedom from State or Right to Rest and Join

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The United Nations

• The United Nations was formed in 1`945 with 51 members. • The UN now has 193 members. • It was formed after WW 2 to ensure World Peace and stability. • It has expanded its peace keeping role to include care for refugees and disaster relief.

Role of the United Nations The peacekeeping force helps disarm combatants, remove minefields and reintegrate soldiers Encourages peaceful answers to conflict (conflict resolution) Helps organise peaceful and fair organisations The peacekeeping force works to eliminate crime: particularly drug trafficking and human exploitation. Ensures people have equal rights Provides a peacekeeping force of police and soldiers to ensure lawful activities are taking place The UN has a counterterrorism programme Provides mediators to talk to both sides in a conflict

Human Rights • Human Rights are rights which everyone should have because as human beings each person is equal to another. • No one person has more human rights than another.

Right to Work and to Freedom from State or Right to Rest and Join Trade Unions Personal Interference Leisure in Human Rights Right to an Education Right to Marriage and Family Freedom from Interference with Correspondence Freedom from Discrimination Right to a Nationality Right to be Considered and the Freedom to Innocent until Proven Change It Guilty Right to a Social Order that allows this Document Right to Own Property Right to Asylum in other Countries from Persecution Right to Free Right of Peaceful Movement in and out Assembly and of the Country Association Right to Participate in Free Elections Freedom of Belief and Religion Freedom of Opinion and Information Community Duties Right to Participate in Essential to Free and the Cultural Life of Full Development Community Freedom from Right to Life, Liberty, Torture and Personal Security Degrading Treatment Right to Equality Freedom from Slavery Freedom from Arbitrary Arrest and Exile Right to Equality before the Law Right to Recognition Right to Fair Public as a Person before Hearing the Law Right to Remedy by Competent Tribunal Right to Social Security Right to Adequate Living Standard