World security: The United Nations World War II left behind complete devastation in Europe and Japan; entire economies had collapsed, people were starving and infrastructure had been destroyed. In an effort to prevent an event, such as a World War from ever happening again, the United States, under President Roosevelt vowed to carry out a plan of peace. The United Nations became an international organization that was founded as a direct result of World War II, in an effort to maintain international peace and security. The Plan of Peace was the vision of President Roosevelt. He had proposed the need to order a post war world. He invited the Big Four, as they were called, Great Britain, the Soviet Union, China and the United States to embark
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Later, at San Francisco, ”fifty governments met to ratify the United Nations Charter, accepting somewhat grudgingly what the Big Four had imposed”(Meisler,2). The Soviet Union delayed ratification of the charter, but eventually came on board after high stakes diplomacy by both President Roosevelt and President Truman, When the Soviet Union finally ratified the Charter, an international peace keeping organization had been created, the likes of which the world had never seen …show more content…
A significant search was undertaken. With most of Europe in ruins after the war, it became evident fairly quickly that Europe was not a good place to look as they were unable to maintain themselves let alone a major project. Eventually, the group settled on a rural piece of property in New York City. All agreed on the New York City location, and it became the new permanent home to the United Nations. The land upon which the United Nations buildings stand in Turtle Bay, Manhattan was donated by the Rockefeller family. The Rockefeller’s hoped that by making the donation they were contributing to a new world effort toward lasting peace. World Peace is the primary responsibility of the United Nations under its charter. “To prevent conflict; help parties in conflict make peace; peacekeeping; and creating conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish” (United Nations Charter). The United Nations used two sub divisions to maintain peace: the Security Council and the General
Later, at San Francisco, ”fifty governments met to ratify the United Nations Charter, accepting somewhat grudgingly what the Big Four had imposed”(Meisler,2). The Soviet Union delayed ratification of the charter, but eventually came on board after high stakes diplomacy by both President Roosevelt and President Truman, When the Soviet Union finally ratified the Charter, an international peace keeping organization had been created, the likes of which the world had never seen …show more content…
A significant search was undertaken. With most of Europe in ruins after the war, it became evident fairly quickly that Europe was not a good place to look as they were unable to maintain themselves let alone a major project. Eventually, the group settled on a rural piece of property in New York City. All agreed on the New York City location, and it became the new permanent home to the United Nations. The land upon which the United Nations buildings stand in Turtle Bay, Manhattan was donated by the Rockefeller family. The Rockefeller’s hoped that by making the donation they were contributing to a new world effort toward lasting peace. World Peace is the primary responsibility of the United Nations under its charter. “To prevent conflict; help parties in conflict make peace; peacekeeping; and creating conditions to allow peace to hold and flourish” (United Nations Charter). The United Nations used two sub divisions to maintain peace: the Security Council and the General