The World Health Organization works with Member States to improve health and well-being across the world by providing information, running awareness campaigns and supplying medical materials to countries in need. It is partly funded by Member States.
Did You Know? 24 October is UN Day.
WHO responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in a number of ways, including supplying medical materials and equipment to countries in need
Other ways the UN promotes international co-operation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
Aims to promote peace between different countries through education, science and culture
Deals with labour issues Aims include setting labour standards
International Monetary Fund (IMF) An international organisation that helps Member States by providing loans to countries in economic crisis
The International Court of Justice
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
Human Rights Council Court made up of 15 judges from different nations The UN Office on Drugs and Crime Has 20 field offices that cover over 150 countries
Works in over 190 countries to save children’s lives, defend their rights and achieve their potential
Made up of 47 Member States Promotes and protects human rights around the world
Assessing Your Learning
1. Who are the permanent members of the UN Security Council?
2. How has the power of veto made it difficult for the UN Security Council to make decisions?
3. Where were Irish troops first deployed as Peacekeepers?
4. What are the Sustainable Development Goals? 5. What does ‘WHO’ stand for?
Did You Know?
The IMF and the European Union provided Ireland with a loan of €67.5 billion in November 2010. Ireland repaid the IMF in 2017.