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naLlonal research conducLed from Aprll 10-13, 2012 by ubllc Cplnlon SLraLegles and
ParL 8esearch AssoclaLes, on behalf of Lhe unlLed naLlons loundaLlon, shows:

o voLers overwhelmlngly belleve lL ls lmporLanL Lhe unlLed SLaLes malnLaln an
acLlve role wlLhln Lhe unlLed naLlons.
More Lhan elghL ouL of Len voLers (83) say lL ls lmporLanL LhaL Lhe
unlLed SLaLes malnLaln an acLlve role wlLhln Lhe unlLed naLlons, wlLh a
subsLanLlal ma[orlLy (63) saylng lL ls very lmporLanL" Lhe unlLed SLaLes
do so.
Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans, lndependenLs, and uemocraLs agree wlLh Lhls
polnL of vlew.!

o And when asked abouL speclflc un agencles, Lhe overwhelmlng ma[orlLy of
Amerlcans belleve lL ls lmporLanL for Lhe unlLed SLaLes Lo be a member all of Lhe
agencles we LesLed wlLh brlef descrlpLors of each organlzaLlon.!
1he World PealLh CrganlzaLlon - WPC (93 of Amerlcans say lL ls very or
somewhaL lmporLanL LhaL Lhe u.S. be a member, 72 say lL ls very
lmporLanL)!
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1he lnLernaLlonal ALomlc Lnergy Agency - lALA (89 LoLal lmporLanL,
72 very lmporLanL) !
1he unlLed naLlons LducaLlonal, SclenLlflc and CulLural CrganlzaLlon -
unLSCC (83 LoLal lmporLanL, 33 very lmporLanL)!
1he World lnLellecLual roperLy CrganlzaLlon - WlC (80 LoLal
lmporLanL, 37 very lmporLanL) !

Membershlp was deflned as boLh provldlng funds and belng parL of Lhe declslon-
maklng process for LhaL agency.

o 1here conLlnues Lo be slgnlflcanL recognlLlon of Lhe conLemporary relevance of
Lhe unlLed naLlons. Seven ouL of Len Amerlcans (70) belleve Lhe unlLed
naLlons ls sLlll needed Loday. !
Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans, lndependenLs, and uemocraLs agree wlLh Lhls
assessmenL.!

o Amerlcans supporL Lhe unlLed SLaLes paylng our dues Lo Lhe unlLed naLlons on
Llme and ln full. SlxLy-four percenL of voLers (64) favor Lhe unlLed SLaLes
paylng our dues Lo Lhe unlLed naLlons on Llme and ln full, whlle 32 oppose.
1hls ls essenLlally Lhe same level of supporL as our lasL Lrack ln CcLober 2011.
Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans, lndependenLs, and uemocraLs conLlnue Lo
favor paylng our un dues on Llme and ln full.

o 1here conLlnues Lo be even greaLer supporL for Lhe unlLed SLaLes paylng our
peacekeeplng dues Lo Lhe unlLed naLlons on Llme and ln full (73 favor/22
oppose).
1hls ls also Lrue regardless of parLy. Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans,
lndependenLs, and uemocraLs conLlnue Lo favor paylng our peacekeeplng
dues Lo Lhe unlLed naLlons on Llme and ln full.

Lven when Lold Lhe percenLage Lhe unlLed SLaLes pays of Lhe un peacekeeplng
budgeL, nearly seven ouL of Len Amerlcans favor paylng our peacekeeplng dues
Lo Lhe un on Llme and ln full (68 favor/30 oppose).

o SlgnlflcanL ma[orlLles of Amerlcans overwhelmlngly belleve Lhe unlLed SLaLes
should be supporLlve of unlLed naLlons programs LhaL: !
romoLe gender equallLy, women's rlghLs, and Lhe advancemenL of
women and glrls around Lhe world (89 say Lhe unlLed SLaLes should be
supporLlve of such unlLed naLlons programs),
Work Lo beLLer Lhe llves of adolescenL glrls around Lhe world by helplng
assure glrls have access Lo quallLy educaLlon and healLh care, adequaLe
llvellhoods, and freedom from vlolence and harmful pracLlces (89),
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lmprove Lhe healLh of women and chlldren ln poor, developlng counLrles
by maklng sure Lhey have access Lo vacclnes and maLernal healLh care
(89),!
rovlde volunLary famlly plannlng servlces such as lnformaLlon abouL
access Lo conLracepLlon for women ln poor, developlng counLrles (79),
and,!
Work Lo help sLop chlld marrlage ln poor, developlng counLrles (73). !

o LlghL ouL of Len Amerlcans (81) Lhlnk lL ls lmporLanL for Lhe unlLed SLaLes Lo be
lnvolved ln efforLs Lo help sLop chlld marrlage ln poor, developlng counLrles.

o Seven ouL of Len Amerlcans (70) supporL Lhe unlLed SLaLes lncreaslng lLs efforLs
Lo help sLop chlld marrlage ln poor, developlng counLrles, whlle only 26
oppose.
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NBILBEOB$DPB$2GEDBJ$
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MLDEOB$IFUB$EG$DPB$2&W
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KBKTBI$FV$VFAI$XBQ$CNBLEVEL$2&$MYBGLEBCW
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[S >FDBIC$LFGDEGAB$DF$PMOB$M$VMOFIMTUB$FNEGEFG$FV$DPB$2&W$

o voLers overwhelmlngly belleve lL ls lmporLanL Lhe unlLed SLaLes malnLaln an
acLlve role wlLhln Lhe unlLed naLlons.
We asked Lhe followlng quesLlon:
AoJ tblokloq speclflcolly oboot tbe uolteJ Notloos ooJ tbe uolteJ
5totes...now lmpottoot Jo yoo tblok lt ls fot tbe uolteJ 5totes to molotolo
oo octlve tole wltblo tbe uolteJ Notloos? woolJ yoo soy...lt ls vety
lmpottoot, somewbot lmpottoot, oot too lmpottoot, ot oot ot oll
lmpottoot?

LlghLy-Lhree percenL (83) of voLers say lL ls lmporLanL LhaL Lhe unlLed
SLaLes malnLaln an acLlve role wlLhln Lhe unlLed naLlons, wlLh more Lhan
slx ln Len voLers (63) saylng lL ls vety lmporLanL Lhe unlLed SLaLes do so.

1oLal lmporLanL 1oLal noL lmporLanL
!une 2009 83 13
May 2011 83 13
CcLober 2011 86 13
Aprll 2012 83 17
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o And when asked abouL speclflc un agencles, Lhe overwhelmlng ma[orlLy of
Amerlcans belleve lL ls lmporLanL for Lhe unlLed SLaLes Lo be a member all of Lhe
agencles we LesLed wlLh brlef descrlpLors of each organlzaLlon. 1he Lable below
shows Lhe quesLlon wordlng and descrlpLlons respondenLs were read. !

8espondenLs were read Lhe followlng:
l om qoloq to teoJ yoo o llst of Jlffeteot speclollzeJ uolteJ Notloos oqeocles ooJ
o Jesctlptloo of tbe fooctloos tbese oqeocles setve. lot eocb ooe, pleose tell me
bow lmpottoot yoo tblok lt ls fot tbe uolteJ 5totes to be o membet of tbot
oqeocy. Membetsblp lo oo oqeocy meoos botb ptovlJloq fooJs, ooJ beloq pott
of tbe Jeclsloo-mokloq ptocess fot tbot oqeocy.

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(MGXBJ$TQ$\$>BIQ$%KNFIDMGD$
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%KNFIDMGD
!FDMU$
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1he World PealLh CrganlzaLlon, also known as WPC, works Lo
proLecL and deal wlLh LhreaLs Lo global healLh and prevenL dlsease
ouLbreaks around Lhe world. 1hey provlde leadershlp on global
healLh lssues such as communlcable dlseases, Plv/AluS, and
malarla, and W-P-C provldes supporL durlng dlsease ouLbreaks.
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1he lnLernaLlonal ALomlc Lnergy Agency, also known as lALA,
works Lo lmprove nuclear securlLy globally and promoLes safe,
secure, and peaceful nuclear Lechnologles worldwlde. 1he agency
has been monlLorlng and Lrylng Lo end norLh korea's nuclear
program and Lrylng Lo sLop Lhe developmenL of lran's nuclear
program.
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1he unlLed naLlons LducaLlonal, SclenLlflc and CulLural
CrganlzaLlon, also known as unLSCC, focuses on educaLlon,
sclence and culLure around Lhe world. unLSCC helps prevenL
confllcL and bulld peace around Lhe world by promoLlng
democracy, works Lo eradlcaLe poverLy, and supporLs educaLlon
for all. 1hey promoLe new and lnnovaLlve ways Lo educaLe
chlldren ln Lhe developlng world and help people learn how Lo
provlde for Lhemselves.
88\ _Z\
1he World lnLellecLual roperLy CrganlzaLlon, also known as
WlC, works wlLh companles around Lhe world, lncludlng
Amerlcan buslnesses, Lo proLecL lnLellecLual properLy rlghLs.
WlC ensures LhaL lnLellecLual properLy rlghLs from lllegal plracy,
such as Lrademarks, copyrlghLs, and paLenLs, are proLecLed
Lhrough a balanced, global sysLem and LhaL Lhe LreaLles
proLecLlng lnLellecLual properLy are monlLored and enforced.
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o 1here conLlnues Lo be slgnlflcanL recognlLlon of Lhe conLemporary relevance of
Lhe unlLed naLlons. Seven ouL of Len Amerlcans (70) belleve Lhe unlLed
naLlons ls sLlll needed Loday. Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans, lndependenLs, and
uemocraLs agree wlLh Lhls assessmenL. !

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!FDMU$ (BNATUELMGC$ %GJBNBGJBGDC$ *BKFLIMDC$
Aprll 2012 70/23 36/41 71/23 83/12

o ConslsLenL, wlLhln Lhe margln of error, wlLh our pasL four Lracks, Amerlcans'
percepLlon of Lhe unlLed naLlons remalns aL a favorable level.

uolteJ Notloos lmoqe
-MOFIMTUB 2GVMOFIMTUB
!une 2009 34 33
CcLober 2009 30 36
Aprll 2010 60 30
CcLober 2010 39 29
May 2011 39 28
CcLober 2011 36 30
Aprll 2012 38 30

o 1he un's overall lmage raLlng conLlnues Lo be favorable and on par wlLh oLher
lnLernaLlonal organlzaLlons we LesLed.

-MOFIMTUB$ 2GVMOFIMTUB$
unlCLl 64 8
unlLed naLlons 38 30
WPC 38 17
nA1C 37 13

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MGJ$NBMLBXBBNEGY$JABC$DF$DPB$2GEDBJ$&MDEFGC$FG$DEKB$MGJ$EG$VAUUR$
$
?BCW$

o More Lhan slx ouL of Len Amerlcans conLlnue Lo favor Lhe unlLed SLaLes paylng
our dues Lo Lhe unlLed naLlons on Llme and ln full.

loy uN Ceoetol uoes Oo 1lme/lo loll
lavor Cppose
CcLober 2010 63 31
May 2011 60 34
CcLober 2011 64 31
Aprll 2012 64 32

Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans, lndependenLs, and uemocraLs favor paylng our
un dues on Llme and ln full.

loy uN Ceoetol uoes Oo 1lme/lo loll - 8y lotty
-MOFI$ "NNFCB$
8epubllcans 30 46
lndependenLs 61 33
uemocraLs 79 18$

o 1here ls greaLer supporL for Lhe unlLed SLaLes paylng our peacekeeplng dues Lo
Lhe unlLed naLlons on Llme and ln full.

loy uN leocekeeploq uoes Oo 1lme/lo loll
lavor Cppose
!une 2009 70 23
CcLober 2010 72 23
May 2011 69 27
CcLober 2011 71 23
Aprll 2012 73 22

1hls ls also Lrue by parLy. Ma[orlLles of 8epubllcans, lndependenLs, and
uemocraLs supporL Lhe u.S. paylng our un peacekeeplng dues on Llme
and ln full.

loy uN leocekeeploq uoes Oo 1lme/lo loll - 8y lotty
-MOFI$ "NNFCB$
8epubllcans 62 33
lndependenLs 73 23
uemocraLs 83 13
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o Lven when Lold Lhe percenLage Lhe unlLed SLaLes pays of Lhe un peacekeeplng
budgeL, nearly seven ouL of Len Amerlcans favor paylng our peacekeeplng dues
Lo Lhe un on Llme and ln full (68 favor/30 oppose).


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CANNFIDEOB$FV$JEVVBIBGD$VAGLDEFGC$DPB$2GEDBJ$&MDEFGC$CBIOBC$
IBYMIJEGY$HFKBG$MGJ$LPEUJIBG$EG$DPB$JBOBUFNEGY$HFIUJR$
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o We LesLed flve dlfferenL programs/funcLlons Lhe un serves regardlng women
and chlldren ln Lhe developlng world. We asked respondenLs Lo say wheLher
Lhey LhoughL Lhe unlLed SLaLes should be very supporLlve, somewhaL supporLlve,
noL Loo supporLlve, or noL aL all supporLlve of each lLem. All flve programs
recelved overwhelmlng supporL. 1he Lable on Lhe followlng below shows Lhe
programs we LesLed and Lhe percenLage of Amerlcans saylng Lhe unlLed SLaLes
should be supporLlve of each program.

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)ANNFIDEOB$
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Worklng Lo beLLer Lhe llves of adolescenL glrls around Lhe world
by helplng assure glrls have access Lo quallLy educaLlon and
healLh care, adequaLe llvellhoods, and freedom from vlolence and
harmful pracLlces.
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lmprovlng Lhe healLh of women and chlldren ln poor, developlng
counLrles by maklng sure Lhey have access Lo vacclnes and
maLernal healLh care.
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romoLlng gender equallLy, women's rlghLs, and Lhe
advancemenL of women and glrls around Lhe world.
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Worklng Lo help sLop chlld marrlage ln poor, developlng
counLrles. Chlld marrlage ls Lhe pracLlce of maklng adolescenL
glrls marry, some as young as seven or elghL years old.
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rovldlng volunLary famlly plannlng servlces such as lnformaLlon
abouL access Lo conLracepLlon for women ln poor, developlng
counLrles.
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o We Lhen speclflcally asked Lwo follow-up quesLlons relaLed Lo sLopplng chlld
marrlage ln poor, developlng counLrles.
LlghL ouL of Len Amerlcans (81) Lhlnk lL ls lmporLanL for Lhe unlLed
SLaLes Lo be lnvolved ln efforLs Lo help sLop chlld marrlage ln poor,
developlng counLrles.
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Seven ouL of Len Amerlcans (70) supporL Lhe unlLed SLaLes lncreaslng lLs
efforLs Lo help sLop chlld marrlage ln poor, developlng counLrles, whlle
only 26 oppose.
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ubllc Cplnlon SLraLegles and ParL 8esearch AssoclaLes conducLed a naLlonal Lelephone
survey of 900 reglsLered voLers (673 wlLh landllne voLers, 223 wlLh cell phone domlnanL
voLers), from Aprll 10-13, 2012, on behalf of Lhe unlLed naLlons loundaLlon. 1he
purpose of Lhe survey was Lo Lrack Amerlcan aLLlLudes Loward lnLernaLlonal lssues and
Lhe unlLed naLlons. 1he margln of error on a sample of 900 lnLervlews ls +3.27.

We have prevlously conducLed research for Lhe loundaLlon ln 2009, 2010, and 2011 on
lnLernaLlonal lssues. 1hls memo references Lhese surveys, buL Lhe key flndlngs lncluded
ln Lhls memo are from Lhe Aprll 2012 research.