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ACHIEVING OUR COMMON HUMANITY Celebrating Global Cooperation Through the United Nations ACHIEVING OUR COMMON HUMANITY Celebrating global cooperation through the United Nations ACHIEVING OUR COMMON HUMANITY Celebrating global cooperation through the United Nations ACHIEVING OUR COMMON HUMANITY CELEBRATING GLOBAL COOPERATION THROUGH THE UNITED NATIONS Published by the United Nations Department of Global Communications New York, New York 10017, United States of America Copyright © United Nations 2020 Revised edition 2021 All rights reserved Requests to reproduce excerpts or to photocopy should be addressed to the Copyright Clearance Center at copyright.com. All other queries on rights and licenses, including subsidiary rights, should be addressed to: United Nations Publications, 405 East 42nd Street, S-09FW001 New York, NY 10017, United States of America Email: [email protected] Website: https://shop.un.org ISBN: 978-92-1-101430-3 (Paperback) ISBN: 978-92-1-101434-1 (Hardcover) eISBN: 978-92-1-005149-1 EPUB ISBN: 978-92-1-358356-2 United Nations publication Sales No. E.20.I.12 The designations employed and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Likewise, the depiction and use of boundaries, geographic names and related data shown on maps and included in lists, tables, documents and databases in this publication are not warranted to be error-free nor do they necessarily imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations. All data presented in this publication are valid as at 1 May 2020 and are based on then-available sources unless otherwise indicated. Publication production and cover design: Yearbook Unit, United Nations, New York FOREWORD he founding of the United Nations in 1945 In pursuing this work, the world can draw hope Twas the result of an extraordinary effort from the many achievements and advances across the at the end of the Second World War to prevent history of the United Nations, including the victory the horrors of another devastating global over apartheid, the eradication of deadly diseases, conflict. Across the decades since, this collective the emergence of peacekeeping, and the advancement engagement among nations has fostered an of international law and human rights protections. international community guided, at its best, by At a time of ever-deepening interdependence, the consensus and a mutually agreed rules-based order. United Nations continues to promote an inclusive The United Nations is the cornerstone of this and networked multilateralism that can address community and the embodiment of the yearnings the world’s fragilities, seize shared opportunities of people everywhere for lives of dignity and peace and strengthen global governance. on a healthy planet. The stories in this publication span the early years Today the world faces both long-standing ills— of the Organization through the rivalries of the poverty, hunger, hatred and armed conflict— and Cold War up to the present moment. They illustrate formidable new challenges such as the COVID-19 the value of international cooperation as we continue pandemic, climate change and the downsides our shared work to realize the enduring vision set out of technological advances. We must address in the Charter. these twenty-first century threats with constructive, twenty-first century solutions defined by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. António Guterres Prevention, gender equality, and a fair globalization Secretary-General of the United Nations will be essential for securing a better future for all. New York, July 2020 Celebrating global Cooperation through the united nations 3 TABLE OF 56 CONTENTS The Secretary-General as peacemaker 3 Foreword 36 On the road to prosperity: leaving no country behind 6 The United Nations system 42 20 The evolving story On the way to of climate change eradicating HIV/AIDS 62 Secretaries-General of the United Nations 26 The self-determination 8 of all peoples 48 ActNow The architecture for climate action 66 of building peace Planet future: goals to live by 32 Growth in 14 United Nations 50 Helping refugees thrive, membership Making every not just survive childhood right 90 110 The United Nations The United Nations in action keeping the peace 92 Ruling the ocean waves for people and planet 72 130 Reducing Our sky, ourselves: the risk of disasters 116 restoring the ozone layer Growth in United Nations peacekeeping 78 Dignity first: fighting racism and intolerance 118 Keeping the flame of human rights 136 98 Atoms for development Rendering justice for all 124 Race to space: 84 peaceful access for all 142 Controlling infectious The Sustainable diseases: the Ebola virus 104 Development Goals On the verge of gender equality Research and Training Related Organizations UNIDIR United Nations Institute CTBTO PREPARATORY COMMISSION THE UNITEDTHE UNITED NATIONS NATIONS SYSTEM SYSTEM for Disarmament Research Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research IAEA1, 3 International Atomic Energy Agency UNSSC United Nations System Staff College ICC International Criminal Court 1 UN PRINCIPAL Subsidiary Organs Funds and Programmes UNU United Nations University IOM1 International Organization for Migration ORGANS • Disarmament Commission UNDP United Nations Development ISA International Seabed Authority Programme • Human Rights Council Other Entities ITLOS International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea • UNCDF United Nations Capital 3 • International Law Commission OPCW Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Development Fund ITC International Trade Centre (UN/WTO) 1, 4 • Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) 1, 8 United Nations Conference WTO World Trade Organization • UNV United Nations Volunteers UNCTAD on Trade and Development GENERAL • Main Committees UNEP8 United Nations Environment UNHCR1 Office of the United Nations ASSEMBLY • Standing committees Programme High Commissioner for Refugees and ad hoc bodies UNFPA United Nations Population Fund UNOPS1 United Nations Office for Project Services 8 UN-HABITAT United Nations Human 1 Settlements Programme UNRWA United Nations Relief and Works Agency Peacebuilding HLPF for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund Commission High-level Political UN-WOMEN1 United Nations Entity for Gender Equality Forum on Sustainable WFP World Food Programme (UN/FAO) and the Empowerment of Women Development SECURITY COUNCIL • International Residual Mechanism • Peacekeeping operations and political missions Subsidiary Organs Specialized Agencies1, 5 for Criminal Tribunals • Sanctions committees (ad hoc) • Counter-Terrorism Committee • Military Staff Committee FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations • Standing committees and ad hoc bodies ICAO International Civil Aviation Organization IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development ILO International Labour Organization ECONOMIC AND IMF International Monetary Fund IMO International Maritime Organization SOCIAL COUNCIL 8 10 Functional Commissions Regional Commissions Other Bodies ITU International Telecommunication Union • Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice ECA Economic Commission for Africa • Committee for Development Policy UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization • Narcotic Drugs ECE Economic Commission for Europe • Committee of Experts on Public Administration UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization • Population and Development ECLAC Economic Commission for • Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations Latin America and the Caribbean UNWTO World Tourism Organization • Science and Technology for Development • Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues ESCAP Economic and Social Commission UPU Universal Postal Union • Social Development UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS for Asia and the Pacific WHO World Health Organization • Statistics UNGEGN United Nations Group of Experts ESCWA Economic and Social Commission WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization on Geographical Names • Status of Women for Western Asia WMO World Meteorological Organization SECRETARIAT UNGGIM Committee of Experts on Global • United Nations Forum on Forests 7 Geospatial Information Management WORLD BANK GROUP • IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development • IDA International Development Association Research and Training • IFC International Finance Corporation Departments and Offices9 UNICRI United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute Notes EOSG Executive Office OCT Office of Counter-Terrorism UNRISD United Nations Research Institute 1 Members of the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination of the Secretary-General (CEB). ODA Office for Disarmament Affairs for Social Development DCO Development Coordination Office 2 The UN Office for Partnerships (UNOP) is the UN focal point vis-à-vis the United INTERNATIONAL OHCHR Office of the United Nations Nations Foundation, Inc. COURT OF JUSTICE DESA Department of Economic High Commissioner for Human Rights 3 IAEA and OPCW report to the Security Council and the General Assembly (GA). and Social Affairs 4 WTO has no reporting obligation to the GA, but contributes on an ad hoc basis to OIOS Office of Internal Oversight GA and Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) work on, inter alia, finance and DGACM
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