Strengths And Weaknesses Of The United Nations

In the year 1945, fifty one countries came together and created the United Nations Organization (the UN). This organization's main priority is to maintain peace and security throughout the world. The United Nations was conceived as an instrument to face the most relevant and global challenges in the international system. Since it's foundation, it has suffered many successes and failures and among the many strengths there are still some weaknesses. The United Nations has celebrated many victories and successes, along with a fair share of defeats and failures. Some successes include keeping the peace, ending famine, countries giving up the bomb, and the protection of World Heritage sites. Because of the United Nations conflict resolution and peacekeeping initiatives, the number of people dying in …show more content…
The UN has helped the international community solve horrible crisis to avert the horrors of another World War, and has created many independent agencies to help and assist people in need. Some of these agencies include UNICEF, UNIFEM, UNESCO, and WFP. These agencies are doing important and great work and helping millions of people. One of the main deficiencies of the United Nation's security system is the lack of an international army. In the UN there is a lack of democratic mechanisms and accountability, which affects the structure. The composition of the Security Council still reflects the power distribution of 1945 as the five permanent members hold more powers than the non-permanent ones. Another weakness concerning the UN is that the contemporary global challenges are jeopardizing its effectiveness. Things like security threats, terrorism, and illicit arms trade are some of the challenges that jeopardize the United Nations solidity. Also, the UN does a poor job at educating people around the world about what it does, and what it does not do and what it cannot