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In 1959, the government of Egypt was working on a plan to build a dam on the River Nile. It was called the Aswan Dam, and it was intended to generate electricity and allow the river water to be used for agriculture. There was one big problem with the plan, though. The dam would flood a nearby valley that contained ancient Egyptian treasures, including two enormous stone temples. It can be difficult for governments to choose culture and history over economics. However, if countries always made decisions like this, the majority of the world's ancient sites would end up being destroyed. Luckily, UNESCO stepped in. It formed a committee that tried to convince Egypt to protect its ancient treasures. With support from many countries, it was finally successful. The huge temples were carefully removed from their original site and moved to a safe location so that the dam could be built. UNESCO is a part of the United Nations that is concerned with science and culture. After its success in saving the temples in Egypt, UNESCO went on to save more sites around the world. It protected lagoons in Venice, ruins in Pakistan and temples in Indonesia. With industrialization changing the world rapidly, there were many sites that needed to be saved. Eventually, UNESCO formed the World Heritage Organization that has protected hundreds of sites ranging from beautiful natural islands to buildings in large cities to ancient ruins. If you're able to visit any of the many protected sites, you'll agree it was worth it.

The United Nations would probably not be involved in

A
Helping a poor country improve its agriculture
B
Trying to solve a violent conflict between two nations
C
Developing a new spacecraft for travel to the moon
D
Protesting against the killing of the tribal people of the country