Have you read the two links I gave?
Foxy,
No, I'm too old for fairytales. I have heard & seen enough from the UN to realise no link can make them look any better. My brother was a lowly volunteer worker in the UN, he had to get out because he couldn't stand the incompetence & misuse of money anymore.

Dear Individual,

That's a shame - because the links are from the
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and explain
things which need to be read in order to
get the full picture. But of course it's a personal
ethos that one lives by. If you're happy
with only the perspective that you've already
obviously formed on the subject,
than there's nothing more to be said.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Foxy,
with all the possible respect due, do you really believe these Departments are in any way more competent than the UN ? Don't you read the News ? Don't you see bungles ? They are all career bureaucrats, they can't do what's good for the country, it's not in a bureaucrat's make-up.
The worst kind of characters are those bleeding hearts who grab any opportunity to make a personal gain by ignoring their responsibilities & the needs of others. That's why we can't take any of their statistics etc serious. There's no integrity involved.

Dear Individual,

Read the two links and then you'll be in a better
position to comment. At present all you have is
your own prejudices and bias - not actual
knowledge to make intelligent arguments.

foxy,
I just glanced over these reports & gee, they would make any ignorant Leftie proud. What has come of all the effort & expenses ? What do you see that most of us working people can't make out ? All i see is problems left, right & centre & not getting better. Our economy is so shot that even BHP is laying off 700 workers. I bet no bureaucrats will be out of work by Christmas.
What about Syria ? Ukraine ? What has the UN done with the billions handed to it ? I know, they're all "deeply concerned". Wow ! That does make me feel better.

Dear Individual,

All you seem to see is negativity.
I have no control over that.
The UN is certainly not perfect. - However
rather than knocking it - ask yourself -

Is there another institution that brings together
all the countries of the world to work together for
common objectives in all our collective interests?

The United Nations may not be perfect - but clearly
it would help to look at its history, achievements
to date, and its effectiveness thus far, especially
its humanitarian work - from
its peacekeeping missions worldwide, to its
leadership in the fight against HIV/Aids, to its
continued efforts to monitor and supervise free and
fair elections, to its Security Council, International
Court of Justice, and so on.

Unerstanding why the United Nations was founded and why
it attracts so many nations - might also help to get a
clearer picture of its purpose.

Anyway, it's up to you if you're interested to learn
more, if not, fair enough.

I shall leave you to it.