ers ▁returned ▁home ▁in ▁October , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁still ▁represented ▁in ▁Ira q ▁by ▁l ia ison ▁and ▁staff ▁officers ▁working ▁with ▁coal ition ▁forces . ▁ ▁Support ▁for ▁UN ▁A id ▁Program mes ▁New ▁Zealand ▁supported ▁aid ▁program mes ▁through ▁UN ES CO ▁( Un ited ▁Nations ▁Edu c ational , ▁Scient ific ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Organisation ) ▁and ▁UN ICE F ▁( Un ited ▁Nations ▁International ▁Children ' s ▁Emer gency ▁Fund ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁joined ▁EC AF E ▁( E conom ic ▁Commission ▁for ▁Asia ▁and ▁the ▁Far ▁East ), ▁a ▁U NO ▁regional ▁commission ▁from ▁Iran ▁to ▁Japan , ▁which ▁tries ▁to ▁promote ▁Econom ic ▁development . ▁Prom oting ▁economic ▁development ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁global ▁peace ▁because ▁it ▁believed ▁that ▁pover ty ▁and ▁un emp loyment ▁was ▁a ▁main ▁factor ▁in ▁social ▁un rest ▁that ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁u prise ▁or ▁war . ▁ ▁United ▁Nations ▁Hum ans ▁Rights ▁Council ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁was ▁un success ful ▁in ▁its ▁bid ▁for ▁election ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 7 - se at ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁term ▁ 2 0 0 9 - 2 0 1 2 ▁even ▁though ▁New ▁Zealand ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁from ▁the ▁Pacific ▁region ▁to ▁stand . ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁bid ▁for ▁election ▁was ▁initially ▁supported ▁by ▁Canada ▁and ▁Australia , ▁who ▁are ▁its ▁partners ▁under ▁the ▁'