International Year of the Potato Peru. Several functions and events were held throughout the world, including those by the United Nations Association in Canada, honouring Wallace McCain, co-founder of McCain Foods Limited. International Year of the Potato The year 2008 was declared the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations, noting that the potato is a staple food in the diet of the world’s population, and affirming the need to focus world attention on the role that the potato can play in providing food security and eradicating poverty. Food and Agriculture Organization was invited to facilitate its implementation. The corresponding resolution adopted on
Philippines and the United Nations Nations has also been in forefront of every social and developmental movement. In spite all this, what serves as the main threats to the Philippines leaving the United Nations are the threats on their economy and their national security. The Philippines, being one of the fastest growing economies in Asia and in the world, will be deeply affected by this radical decision. The United Nations and its governments and multinational companies members can “impose economic sanctions to try to alter the strategic decisions of state and non-state actors that threaten their interests or violate international norms of behavior”. As mentioned