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That is a little about the UN.
以上是有关联合国的一些情况。
Now let me tell you about the work I have been doing with them.
现在我来告诉你们我和他们一起做的工作。
My job with the UN is not paid, but voluntary, and as I said before, I visit countries where the UN has programmes to help people.
我为联合国所做的工作不计酬劳，而是自愿的，正如我之前所说，我访问那些由联合国安排了项目来帮助人们的国家。
So, how do I help by visiting these countries?
那么我是怎么通过访问来帮助这些国家的？
Well, if I visit these countries, the television and press will follow and record my visits.
如果我访问这些国家，电视和新闻媒体将追踪记录我的访问。
This will increase people's knowledge of the work of the UN.
这将增加人们对联合国所做的工作的认识。
In addition, my visits will encourage people working on the projects and draw local people's attention to the situation.
另外，我的访问将会鼓励人们实施方案，并引起当地人对现状的关注。
I have visited many countries in Africa.
我访问了非洲的许多国家。
Recently, I was fortunate enough to travel to South Africa, where I met some women who have organized themselves into a group.
最近，我很荣幸地参观了南非，在那儿我遇见了一些妇女，她们自己成立了一个组织。
They collect approximately 1.35 yuan per day from each member and add it to some money contributed by the government.
她们每天从每个成员那里收取约合1.35元的人民币并添入政府给她们提供的一笔钱里。
With this, the women have enough money to acquire materials to make baskets.
有了这笔钱，妇女们就有了足够的钱来获得编织篮筐的材料。
They then sell these at the market.
然后她们把篮筐拿到市场上卖掉。
With luck their group will be able to expand and maybe set up a shop.
幸运的话，她们的组织就会壮大并有可能开一家店铺。
Such programmes can transform people's lives by giving them the ability to provide for themselves and their families.
这样的项目可改变人们的生活，使他们有能力养活自己和家人。
There are lots worthwhile programmes like this under the umbrella of the UN that have helped millions of people across the world.
在联合国的庇护下，产生了很多这类有价值的项目，由此帮助了世界各地的数百万人。
Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts,
除了战争和冲突产生的紧急问题外，
the UN helps countries with other problems such as lack of education, starvation, disasters, AIDS and other diseases.
联合国还帮助各国处理其他问题，像缺乏教育、饥荒、灾难、艾滋病和其他疾病。
At a UN meeting in 2000, all of its members agreed to try and meet eight development goals by the year 2015.
在2000年举行的联合国大会上，所有成员国同意到2015年，努力实现八个发展目标。
One of the goals is to ensure that clean water is available to everyone, as in many places water is not safe to drink unless it is boiled.
目标之一是确保每个人都能够享受到新鲜的饮用水，因为在许多地方，没有煮沸的水都不能安全饮用。
Another is to ensure all children complete primary education.
另一个是确保所有儿童完成小学教育。
For more information, you may like to look it up on the UN website.
要了解更多信息，你可以查看联合国网站。
So you see, with the work of the UN the world has been brought closer together.
所以你看，有了联合国的工作，世界更紧密地连在了一起。
