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the u.n. takes a stand ♥just for me: international cooperationnew york, new york. in what united nations (u.n.) secretary-general ban ki-moon called \a bold step by the international community,\ the u.n. general assembly has passed a resolution against the practice of capital punishment. the resolution calls for countries in which capital punishment is legal to dismiss all executions currently planned, \with a view to abolishing the death penalty.\ the u.n. also urges member countries to establish laws permanently banning capital punishment. it also calls upon countries that have already abolished the practice to avoid reintroducing it.of the u.n.s 192-member world body, 187 member countries were present for the vote. there were 104 votes in favor of the resolution. there were 54 against it and 29 who chose not to vote. there were two previous attempts to have the u.n. general assembly ban the death penalty, in 1994 and 1999. both failed.\i am particularly encouraged by the support . . . from many diverse regionsunited nationsphoto credit and all related imagesap photo/gary bullthe united nations has chosen toabolish the death penaltyto-do notes vocabularyquestion 5 5/8the author probably wrote this article to ________.a. explain to readers why the u.n. needs to pass resolutionsb. explain to readers why the u.s. voted against the resolutionc. inform the readers that the u.n. tried to ban the death penalty befored. inform the readers about the u.n. resolution to ban the death penaltysubmitextras

Explanation:

The article's core focus is announcing that the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution against capital punishment, including details about the resolution's requirements, vote results, and prior failed attempts. Option A is incorrect because the article does not focus on why the U.N. needs such resolutions. Option B is wrong as the U.S. is not mentioned, and the article does not explain votes against the resolution. Option C is incorrect because while prior attempts are noted, this is a minor detail, not the main purpose. Option D accurately captures the article's main goal of informing readers about the successful U.N. resolution to ban the death penalty.

Answer:

D. Inform the readers about the U.N. resolution to ban the death penalty