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workers all over the world. Its functions Know It!

include work for social justice, v Some other important agencies of the UN are :
improvement of living conditions and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
living standards, and promotion of International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
economic stability of these people.
International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)

Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)

With its headquarters at Rome (Italy), the FAO was set up in 1945. Its chief objective is
to raise nutrition levels and living standards of the people all over the world. It tries to
improve production and distribution of food articles and other agricultural products in
different countries in order to realize its objectives.

India and the UN

India is a peace-loving country which maintains cordial relations with almost all
countries of the world. To spread the message of peace, it has become a member of
several international organisations, one of which is the United Nations. India is one of
the founding members of the UN. It regularly takes part in its meetings and
programmes. It extends support and cooperation in many UN programmes with the
finances as well as personnel. It is an active member of the UNICEF, UNESCO, WHO

and other UN agencies. A number of Indians have held important posts in the UN and
its agencies. Vijayalakshmi Pandit was the first woman President of the UN. Dr. S.
Radhakrishnan headed the UNESCO. A number of Indians have worked as judges of
the International Court of Justice. India also
contributes peacekeeping forces to maintain law
and order, establish peace and prevent war in
different countries.

Many UN agencies work in India. For example,
the WHO conducts its polio vaccination
programme here, and the UNICEF conducts the
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Anganwadi programme.

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

By virtue of being a human, every person in the world should be given certain basic
rights. These rights are called human rights. They help a person to lead a decent,
dignified life. With this purpose in mind, the United Nations issued a Universal
Declaration of Human Rights on 10 December, 1948. In it important human rights have
been enumerated which all people of the world should be given. It seeks all nations of the
world to respect these rights. The important human rights given in it are the following :

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