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International Cooperation Welcomed Across 14 Advanced Economies
In many countries, people are split on whether the UN is effective on international issues
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- International Cooperation Welcomed Across 14 Advanced Economies
- Strong public support for international cooperation and multilateral governance
- UN is seen as a promoter of human rights and peace, but fewer say it deals effectively with international issues or cares about the needs of ordinary people
- In countries surveyed, UN most often credited with promoting human rights, peace
- Younger people more favorable toward UN, WHO’s handling of COVID-19 and international cooperation
- Americans’ views of UN relatively stable
- In the U.S., Democrats are much more likely than Republicans to support international cooperation, the UN and the WHO’s coronavirus response
- Democrats and Republicans in U.S. differ on UN favorability
- Over half of Japanese have unfavorable view of UN, a massive shift from last year
- Japanese are skeptical of the WHO, UN and international cooperation in general
- Most Germans say the UN promotes peace and human rights, less confidence it cares about ordinary people
- There is widespread willingness to cooperate with other countries, even if it means compromising
- Right-wing populist party supporters more likely to favor their country following its own interests
- Those with more education tend to express stronger support for international cooperation
- Prevailing view is that greater international cooperation would have reduced COVID-19’s impact
- Younger people more likely to think international cooperation would have reduced domestic cases of COVID-19
- Before COVID-19, clear majorities preferred a world in which countries cooperate rather than compete
- Those on the ideological left favor acting as part of a global community
- Favorable views of the UN widespread
- Favorable views of the UN stable in most countries
- Younger adults are more positive toward the UN than those 50 and older
- People who want to take into account the interests of other countries in foreign policy more favorable toward UN
- World Health Organization’s handling of COVID-19 gets positive marks in most countries polled
- Women express greater praise for WHO’s handling of outbreak than men
- In countries surveyed, UN most often credited with promoting human rights, peace
- Democrats significantly more likely than Republicans to say the UN advances the interests of the U.S. and promotes action on global issues, including coronavirus
- South Koreans have least faith in UN’s promotion of economic development
- Majorities in most countries surveyed agree the UN effectively tackles infectious diseases and climate change, with notable exceptions
- In many countries, people are split on whether the UN is effective on international issues
- Those with more education more likely to say UN promotes human rights
- Americans most divided ideologically on whether the UN advances the interests of countries like theirs
- European populist party classifications