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Some of the key events about United Nations
- 1945Establishment of the United Nations to maintain international peace and security after World War II
- 1948Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 1950Creation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to protect and assist refugees
- 1950Failed to prevent the outbreak of the Korean War
- 1960Establishment of the first UN peacekeeping force in Congo
- 1960Unable to effectively intervene in the Congo Crisis
- 1965Creation of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to help countries eliminate poverty
- 1975Passed the controversial "Zionism is racism" resolution
- 1980Declaration of the global eradication of smallpox
- 1987Adoption of the Montreal Protocol to protect the ozone layer
- 1989Adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 1994Failed to prevent or stop the Rwandan genocide
- 1995Failed to protect civilians in the Srebrenica massacre during the Bosnian War
- 1997Faced criticism for the "Oil-for-Food Programme" in Iraq, later revealed to be corrupt
- 2000Establishment of the Millennium Development Goals to combat poverty, hunger, disease, and illiteracy
- 2003Failed to prevent the US-led invasion of Iraq
- 2004Sexual abuse scandal involving UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo emerged
- 2010Cholera outbreak in Haiti linked to UN peacekeepers
- 2011Unable to effectively intervene in the Syrian Civil War
- 2015Adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including 17 Sustainable Development Goals
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