But over fifty years later, with worsening poverty and a deepening environmental crisis, the global economic system and the UN's capacity seem tragically flawed.
Fundamental change is urgent in order to assure the future of human life on the planet.
The page also includes materials on the role of multinational corporations, financial markets and other private institutions that affect global well being. Social and Economic Policy at the United Nations Covers UN programs and policies on social and economic issues, including materials on the UN Conference on Trade and Development as well as the UN and Business . The World Bank , the IMF and the WTO enforce deregulation, privatization and neoliberal reform. Of all regions, Africa has been most affected. The AIDS epidemic now poses a foremost threat to poverty eradication and development efforts in many developing regions.