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The UN—bringing everyone closer together
联合国——把每个人更紧密地连在一起
I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations, or the UN, as it is more often referred to.
我很高兴今天有机会同大家谈谈联合国的情况，联合国在英文里常被称为UN。
The UN is an international organization made up of countries that want to promote world peace.
联合国是一个由很多国家组成的国际组织，为了促进世界和平。
I am very happy to have been chosen to be a Goodwill Ambassador for them.
我很高兴被选为他们的亲善大使。
Being a Goodwill Ambassador means that I visit countries where the UN operates programmes to help people.
亲善大使意味着我要访问那些由联合国安排了项目来帮助人们的国家。
I feel very honoured to have been able to take on this role.
能够担当这个角色，我感到很荣幸。
Later I shall tell you about some of the work I have done.
稍后我将告诉你们一些我所做的工作。
First I should give you a short description of the UN.
首先我将简单地讲述有关联合国的一些情况。
So when was the United Nations set up?
那么联合国是什么时候成立的？
It was set up just after the Second World War, in October 1945 by 51 countries.
它是1945年10月第二次世界大战刚结束后由51个国家成立的。
Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN—192 countries altogether.
今天，几乎世界上的每个国家都加入了总共拥有192个成员国的联合国。
The UN has four main functions:
联合国有四个主要作用：
to keep international peace;
维护国际和平；
to develop friendly relationships among nations;
发展国家间的友好关系；
to work together in solving international political conflicts and in promoting respect for human rights;
协同解决国际政治冲突和促进对人权的尊重；
and to be a centre for organizing the actions or work of different nations.
成为各国间组织行动和开展工作的中心。
As you know, the UN touches the lives of people everywhere.
如你所知，联合国与世界各地的人们的生活都有联系。
The organization is helping end some of the world's most horrible conflicts.
这个组织正帮助制止一些世界上最可怕的冲突。
The UN does not have its own army. Instead, it borrows soldiers from different countries that belong to the UN.
联合国没有自己的军队。而是从隶属于联合国的各个国家借兵。
With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations, the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters.
在这些军队和其他可敬的组织的协助下，联合国为战争及灾难的受害者提供援助。
In addition, the UN helps protect human rights and works to improve international laws,
此外，联合国还帮助保护人权，并致力于国际法的改善，
for example, those on child labour and on equal rights for minorities and women.
比如那些有关童工的法律和少数民族和妇女的平等权利。
