The mission of UNAS is to promote peace, human rights, respect for international law, social progress and better standards of life and larger freedom. In recent years, UNAS activities and programmes have focused increasingly on issues such as protection of the environment and sustainable development, the rights of children women, older persons and minorities; international organizations such as WTO and APEC; arms control and nuclear disarmament; regionalism and regional organizations, peacekeeping and conflict resolution; refugees and humanitarian intervention; the international traffic of drugs; the eradication of poverty and illiteracy; population management; and emerging issues requiring international co-operation.