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Explore the impactful work of multinational and international organizations like the Red Cross, NATO, and the United Nations. Learn how they promote peace, aid in emergencies, and improve healthcare worldwide.
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International Red Cross • A neutral organization who mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of war and to provide them with assistance • Improve health care – reducing infant mortality, combat infectious diseases • Respond to emergencies – with water, food, getting family members together • Floods • Hurricanes • Tornadoes • War
NATO • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Purpose: to deter and defend against any threat of aggression against any member state; military alliance • # of members: 26 countries, including the U.S.
United Nations • Purpose: to keep international peace; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international problems. • There are six different parts of the UN: • General Assembly • Security Council • Economic and Social Council • Trusteeship Council • International Court of Justice • Secretariat • Head the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
United Nations • 5 Permanent Member Nations • Great Britain • China • France • Russia • United States • Secretary-General • Ban Ki-moon