From the suffering of the Second World War emerged a new international meeting place, where the countries and peoples of the world could work together to promote peace and cooperation, economic and social development, and a global society guided by a clear vision, and codified by international law. That meeting place was the United Nations, and the system of related bodies born with and from it, known today as the UN family or UN system.
Over the years, the United Nations system has grappled with those uniquely global problems which cannot be adequately addressed by any one country alone, and which require cooperative efforts. These are the Global Issues on the United Nations Agenda. Here, on this website, we offer an overview of some of these issues, and guide you to places on the World Wide Web where you can gain additional information on each issue. We hope this deepens your knowledge and understanding of these issues, and what the United Nations is doing to address them.