The U.N.. through a similar "Compact" for Afghanistan. raised billions of dollars for relief and reconstruction and built an international consensus on ways to improve the economy. security. and human rights situation in Afghanistan. Today. in part because of the U.N.s role as a platform for international cooperation. Afghanistan has its first democratically elected parliament in more than 20 years. 4 million refugees have returned. 5 million children are back at school. 60.000 combatants have rejoined society. and the economy is growing. These are only the most recent of a long list of ways in which the U.N. helps to safeguard American peace and prosperity. The U.N. currently maintains the worlds secondlargest standing army. which is keeping the peace in some of the worlds most hostile environments.
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