The United Nations was founded in 1945 to replace the ineffective League of Nations and focus on global peace and security. The UN works to keep peace, provide humanitarian aid during emergencies, fight poverty through development projects, protect the environment, and improve health and education. UNICEF was founded a year later by the UN to focus on women's and children's well-being. UNICEF aims to achieve universal primary education, promote gender equality, reduce child and maternal mortality, combat diseases like AIDS and malaria, and meet other goals by 2015.