Thursday, October 20, 2005, 5:13:13 AM, Eternitytime1@xxxxxxx wrote: Eac> The real question is ... Eac> Eac> What do you think the UN has done for 'the world' that Eac> stands out, particularly, in your mind as to incredibly helpful, Eac> healthy or positive in terms of accomplishing its mission. Eac> (maybe the top three for those who often, like me <g>, have a Eac> hard time choosing) The UN's only as good as the countries who belong to it (and as they allow it to be) also I'd need some time to think of a Top Three (I'd want to do some research -- and ponder the counterfactuals) but I'll throw in UNICEF UNESCO -- who may be responsible for the "diversity thing" you mentioned (if it's this 2001 one): http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2450&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php-URL_ID=13066&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html and as you say, CRC and CEDAW and the ICC http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2002/9968.htm and peacekeeping operations Eac> Eac> It's fun talking to middle school kids about things like Eac> the United Nations, especially once you see them actually Eac> understand how it works in relationship to something similar to Eac> their own lives. good to hear they know about it -- mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html