how the UN quietly shapes our daily lives, from rights to pandemics

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Human rights are now a familiar phrase, but the idea was revolutionary when the UN paved the way for the Universal Declaration in 1948. Since then, UN peacekeepers have had mixed records in conflicts from Sierra Leone to Rwanda and Bosnia, while agencies like WHO helped eradicate smallpox and respond to COVID‑19. Other UN bodies quietly coordinate phone and internet standards, global shipping rules and shared weather data. Together, they give countries a framework to cooperate on almost every major issue. Al Jazeera's Ama Boateng explains. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #UnitedNations #HumanRights #Peacekeeping #WHO #Telecoms #Shipping #Weather #GlobalCooperation #InternationalLaw #AlJazeera

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