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United Nations

A series examining if, how, and why the United Nations matters

World Service,10 episodes

Episodes

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Peacekeeping
The role of United Nations Peacekeepers
21 Oct 1999,13 mins
Understanding the United Nations
How much does the United Nations matter?
01 Jan 2000,13 mins
Health and HIV
How the UN has responded to the worldwide AIDs crisis
06 Jan 2000,13 mins
Development
A look at the United Nations' Development vision
06 Jan 2000,13 mins
Disarmament
From nuclear bombs to rifles, What the UN thinks and does about disarmament
10 Jan 2000,13 mins
Peace Making and Peace Enforcment
The role of the UN in conflict resolution
01 Feb 2000,13 mins
Humanitarian Assistance
A look at the UN's humanitarian emergency aid programmes
15 Feb 2000,13 mins
Human Rights
'The most important international document of the 20th century'
23 Feb 2000,13 mins
Assessing the United Nations
Has the United Nations achieved the goals set out for it in 1945?
13 Mar 2000,13 mins
The Environment
Environmental disasters and ecological policies for protection of the environment
23 Mar 2000,13 mins