78 years of the United Nations - .::Agencia IP::.

Written by Mario Samaja, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Paraguay Today, the United Nations has reached 78 years of existence. As many of you know, the UN started as a dream of 51 countries hoping for a fairer world with no wars, in which countries and people live in harmony and with plain access to

Written by Mario Samaja, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Paraguay

Today, the United Nations has reached 78 years of existence. As many of you know, the UN started as a dream of 51 countries hoping for a fairer world with no wars, in which countries and people live in harmony and with plain access to their rights and prosperity. Among those 51 first countries was Paraguay, a founder member of the UN.

Today, the member states that constitute this big family are 193, which act through a complex structure whose main organs are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Human Rights Council, and many other forums and commissions that are part of this great system.

Beyond the organs, mechanisms, and treaties globally, numerous agencies, funds, and programs are part of the organization, aiming to apply these values and decisions of political organs and the proposals of country members. In Paraguay, we have 18 agencies, funds, and programs, and the remote support of other entities such as the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).