Model+UN

United Nations Pillar & Bernardo The united nations is a nonprofit international organization that focuses on international law,international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and mainly to achiee world peace. It was founded in 1945 after wwII to replace the league of natins and keep countries from getting into war. The Model United Nations is similar to the United Nations but it aims to educate about civics, current events, effective communication, globalization and multilateral diplomacy.

Project Country: Colombia





Full name: Republic of Colombia Population: 46.3 million (UN, 2010) Capital: Bogota Area: 1.14 million sq km (440,831 sq miles) Official language: Spanish Religion: Roman Catholic 90% and other 10% Government: Unitary presidential republic  President: Juan Manuel Santos  Currency: Colombian peso Main exports: Petroleum, coffee, coal, gold, bananas, cut flowers, chemicals, emeralds, cotton products, sugar, livestock GDP: $9,300 GNI per capita: US $4,930 (World Bank, 2009) Information on population: Education: //Years compulsory//--9. //Attendance//--80% of children enter school. Only 5 years of primary school are offered in many rural areas. //Literacy//--93% in urban areas, 67% in rural areas. Health: //Infant mortality rate//--18.9/1,000. //Life expectancy//--total population 72.81 yrs., men 68.98 yrs., women 76.76 yrs. Ethnic groups: Mestizo (58%), white (20%), Mulatto (14%), black (4%), mixed black-Amerindian (3%), and Amerindian (1%).


 * Humanitarian and HIV statistics**
 * Total population (millions) (2007) || [|47.0]  ||
 * Urban population in % (2007) || [|73]  ||
 * Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live birth) || [|17]  ||
 * Life expectancy at birth males || [|71 years]  ||
 * Life expectancy at birth females || [|78 years]  ||
 * Refugees: || [|25,120]  ||
 * IDPs || [|~ 3,000,000]  ||
 * 2006 Human Development Index || [|70 of 177]  ||
 * Population below the poverty line || [|7% living below $1/day]  ||
 * Population undernourished || [|14% (UNDP 2001-03)]  ||
 * Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births) || [|130]  ||
 * Adult HIV prevalence rate || 0.6% ||
 * No. of People living with HIV: || 170,000 ||
 * Adults aged 15 and up living with HIV || [|160,000]  ||
 * Women aged 15 and up living with HIV || [|47,000]  ||
 * Children aged 0 to 14 living with HIV || No data ||
 * orphans || No data ||
 * Percentage of pregnant women receiving treatment to reduce mother-to-child transmission || Among 80% of those diagnosed, seropositivity among pregnant women is 0.2% ||
 * Total deaths due to AIDS || 10,000 ||

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