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Sunday Herald › November 11, 2004

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The United Nations What's going on?

In the lead up to the Iraq war last year the United Nations was mentioned as many times as Iraq itself. The world cares what the United Nation thinks because it is the only organisation that can claim to represent the world. The United Nations was established in the wake of the second world war in 1945, to maintain international peace and encourage countries to co-operate in everything from security to trade. Almost every country is a member, with 191 on board at the last count. The headquarters is in New York. Kofi Annan is the Secretary General, essentially the United Nations boss.

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News 101; Current Affairs; the News Is Packed with Topics and Phrases That Rarely Get Explained. So to Stop Your Head Hurting, Here's the Fresh Guide to Some of the World's Big Issues Any Issues You Would Like Explained? Tell Us at Fresh E-Mail Edd.Mccracken@Sundayherald.Com

What's happening now?

The United Nations has come under criticism recently. The fact that the US-led war in Iraq happened at all, against the wishes of the UN, showed how ineffective it can be. It has also been criticised for not preventing mass ki...

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