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What Does the UN Flag Look Like?

How Does the United Nations Perform Its Tasks?
• The UN ag is composed of a map of the world as seen from the North Pole.
The UN performs its tasks through specialized agencies, such as the following:
• The wreath around the world was drawn as
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
olive branches to represent peace and harmony
It is responsible for defeating hunger around the world.
around the world.
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• The blue background represents the opposite
It is a nancial organization that works to end rural poverty in developing countries.
of the color red which re ects wars and blood.
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• Initially, the ag design focused around the US.
It helps its member countries with emergency nancing, debt relief, and new nancing arrangements. It also
It was changed so that the ag does not focus
acts as an advisor to countries about economic matters.
on any country as it represents the whole
United Nations Educational, Scienti c, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
world.
It provides international cooperation through educational, scienti c, and cultural reforms.

World Bank Group (WBG)

It is a vital source of nancial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world. Its mission is
UN’s Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
to ght poverty by providing resources and knowledge.

World Health Organization (WHO)

It is concerned with all world diseases and health issues. It aims to promote health, keep the world safe, and

protect people from health emergencies.

UNESCO ag
WHO ag

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