Name: Lauryn Salise Section: IT403P Instructor: Mr. Clyde Abelo Date Submitted: February 7, 2024 United Nations milestones and accomplishments: 1. Saving the Pyramids: The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) maintains a list of World Heritage Sites that it considers to be culturally significant and will work to preserve or safeguard. One such location is the vicinity of the Sphinx and the Giza pyramids in Egypt. The architectural site and its historic structures were in danger when work on an eight-lane highway started in 1995, a mile south of the Sphinx and three major pyramids. UNESCO deployed an expert mission to Egypt to discuss redirecting the roadway, which the authorities agreed to do. 2. Eradicating Smallpox: The World Health Organization (WHO) led a global effort to eradicate smallpox, declaring it extinct in 1980 after 13 years of immunization. Due to the disease's unique nature, WHO officials had to locate victims, isolate them, and inoculate as many people as possible within ten years. They used a two-pronged needle developed by Wyeth Laboratories for effective vaccine administration. 3. Helping Save the Lives of 90 Million Children: UNICEF is a bigger example, but it ought to be included on any list of United Nations organizations. successes. The United Nations Children's Fund, formed in 1946, advocates for children's rights and received the Nobel Peace Prize less than two years later. Since 1990, the fund's efforts have gradually risen; according to its most recent annual report, it has helped rescue almost 90 million children. 4. Promoting Arms Control: The U.N. was established to promote non-violence through nuclear weapons. The 1968 Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons allowed the U.S., Russia, and Britain to continue nuclear power development, while ensuring peaceful benefits are passed on to non-nuclear countries. The treaty provided defense assurances and allowed nonnuclear members to notify the U.N. Security Council if threatened. Although it did not eradicate nuclear weapons, it significantly accelerated U.N. efforts. 5. Protecting the Ozone: In 1987, the U.N. Environment Program sponsored a conference of 24 nations to address the deterioration of the ozone layer. After five years of talks, the group produced the Montreal Protocol, a treaty to reduce chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) emissions. However, nations have been slow to develop a consensus on how to address the problem. Last week, 24 countries signed a milestone agreement to halve ozone-destroying chemicals by 1999, demonstrating unprecedented cooperation in balancing economic development and environmental protection.
