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United Nations And The New Age - Way of Life Literature

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<strong>The</strong>re are currently 192 members. <strong>The</strong> UN headquartersis in <strong>New</strong> York City, but its land and buildings areinternational territory. It has its own flag, post <strong>of</strong>fice, andpostage stamps. Its six <strong>of</strong>ficial languages are Arabic,Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish. <strong>The</strong>UN’s European headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.Growing InfluenceWith its stated aim to stop war, develop friendly relationsbetween nations, help people live better lives, stopenvironmental destruction, and encourage respect foreach other’s rights and freedoms, the <strong>United</strong> <strong>Nations</strong> hasgrown into a very powerful global force. It has programsdealing with every aspect <strong>of</strong> life on earth and reachingeven to the solar system. <strong>The</strong>re is the International LaborOrganization, World Health Organization, World Bank,International Monetary Fund, World Court, Food andAgriculture Organization, International Atomic Energy<strong>Age</strong>ncy, U.N. Industrial Organization, U.N. Children’sFund, U.N. Development Program, U.N. EnvironmentalProgram, U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on ClimateChange, and countless other programs and internationalbodies that have risen in connection with the UN.22

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