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　　TheUN-bringingeveryoneclosertogether

　　IampleasedtohavethischancetodaytotalktoyouabouttheUnitedNationsortheUN,asitismoreoftenreferredto.TheUNisaninternationalgroupmadeupofcountriesthatwanttoincreasepeace,andIamveryhappytohavebeenchosentobeaGoodwillAmbassadorforthem.BeingaaGoodwillAmbassadormeansthatIvisitcountrieswheretheUNoperatesprogrammestohelppeople.Ifeelveryhonouredtohavebeenabletotakeonthisrole.LaterIshalltellyouaboutsomeoftheworkIhavedone.FirstIshouldtellyoualittleabouttheUN.SowhenwastheUnitedNationssetup?ItwasactuallysetupjustaftertheSecondWorldWarinOctober1945by51countries.Today,nearlyeverynationintheworldbelongstotheUN-191countriesaltogether.TheUNisbasedonacharterthathasfourmainpurposes:tokeepinternationalpeace;todevelopfriendlyrelationshipsamongnations:toco-operateininternationalproblemsandinpromotingrespectforhumanrights;andtobeacentrefororganizingtheactionsorworkofdifferentnations.

　　Asyouknow,theUNtouchesthelivesofpeopleeverywhere.Theorganizationisinvolvedinpeaacekeepingoperationstohelpendsomeoftheworld'smosthorribleconflicts.WatchanyTVreportonplaceswherethereisawar,andyouwillseesoldierswearingblueberets.TheUNdoesnothaveitsownarmy.Instead,itborrowssoldiersfromdifferentcountriesthatbelongtotheUN.WiththehelpofthesearmiesandotherworthyorganizationstheUNassiststhevictimsofwarsanddisasters.Inaddition,theUNhelpsprotecthumanrightsandworkstoimproveinternationallaws,forexample,thoseonchildlabour.

　　ThatisalittleabouttheUN.NowletmetellyouabouttheworkIhavebeendoingwiththem.MyjobwiththeUNisnotpaid,butvoluntaryandasIsaidbefore,ImainlyvisitcountrieswheretheUNhasprogtammestohelppeople.SohowdoIhelpbyvisitingthesevountries?Well,ifIvisitthesecountries,thetelevisionandpresswillfollowandrecordmyvisits.Thiswillincreasepeople'sawarenessoftheworkoftheUN.Inaddition,myvisitswillencouragepeopleworkingontheprojectsanddrawlocalpeople'sattentiontothesituation.

　　IhavevisitedmanycountriesinAfrica.Recently,IwasfortunateenoughtotraveltoSouthAfrica,whereImetsomewormenwhohaveorganizedthemselvesintoagroup.Theycollectonerand(approximately1.35yuan)perdayfromeachmemberandaddittoasumofmoneythegovernmentgivesthem.Withthis,thewomenhaveenoughmoneytobuyweavingmaterialstomakebaskets.Theythenselltheseatthemarket.Withlucktheirgroupwillbeabletoexpandandmaybesetupashop.ThisgroupwassetupbyUNIFEM,theUnitedNationsDevelopmentFundforWomen.Therearelotsofsuchhelpedmillionsofpeopleacrosstheworld.

　　Apartfromtheurgentproblemscausuedbywarsandconflicts,theUNhelpscountrieswithotherproblemssuchaslackofeducation,lackoffood,poverty,disastersanddisease.AtaUNmeetingin2000,all191membersagreedtotryandmeeteightdevelopmentgoalsbytheyear2015.Oneofthegoalsistoensurethatfreshdrinkingwaterisavailabletoeveryone.Anotheristoensureallchildencompleteprimaryeducation.Formoreinformation,youmayliketolookitupontheUNwebsite.Soyousee,withtheworkoftheUNtheworldhasbeenbroughtclosertogether.

　　[October24,2005]