United Countries

== Overview ==
thumb|350x350px|The flag of The United Countries. The globe is the center piece, with stars at each compass point, with the white representing the goal of peace, the blue represents the freedom of man, and the perpetual goal of the organization to free all people.
Founded in 1951, the United Countries is an International Organization built on the hope to foster understanding between countries and make diplomacy an easier and more convenient solution as opposed to conflict. It also seeks to protect civilians from the horrors of war. It's headquartered in a independently administered 12 acre plot of land with a administration campus, and a "Hall of Countries" where delegates from all nations meet, and in some special cases, the leaders of all countries go to give speeches or make calls to actions.
== Safeguarder Missions ==
In certain conflicts, to ensure the civilian population is properly cared for in war, the United Countries will authorize a Safeguarder Mission to certain warzones. The Safeguarder program sends volunteer soldiers from a selection of nations not involved with the conflict in order to avoid conflict of interest, and remain neutral unless the situation is deemed so bad that a side must be taken, such as the War for the Liberation of Carbile (1983-1984). Remaining neutral doesn't mean defenseless, and in a few cases Safeguarder Station's or Care Zones set up by the United Countries have been attacked. Sometimes the camps are retaken by Safeguarder units, but usually it is abandoned and a new camp is set up elsewhere. Safeguarder missions are usually deployed for conflicts between nations with relatively poor living standards, to minimize overextension by the United Countries, this results in almost all conflicts on the Eupian continent having no Safeguarder deployments as it's believed Eupian nations can afford to aid and protect their civilians, and while this is generally true, some nations with a more authoritarian government choose not to spend that wealth, still resulting in humanitarian crisis. 
Conflicts where Safeguarder's have been deployed
Eastern Antelar-Southern Antelar clashes	1957-1958
Andorre-Nephantian War 	1963-1968
The Liberation of Carbile 	1983-1984
Nokiani-Arabis war 	1990-1992
The Lokistan Counterinsurgency 	1996-2004 
(humanitarian aid continued until 2009)
== Beyond Borders Program ==
The Beyond Borders Program is a program started in 1954 to encourage doctors and nurses to do humanitarian work across the globe in less fortunate areas, like southern Aphria and central Ossia. They also are sent to Safeguarder missions in active warzones. They wear red jackets with high visibility markings to avoid casualties, but this can backfire if UC personnel are deliberate targets which has happened in the past. Nurses and Doctors who sign up serve a 2 year tour, and all expenses are paid, including places to live though these are typically tents in Safeguarder camps.
Category:International Organizations