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    The United Nations is an association of independent national states that was formed fifty years ago. the purpose of the united nation was to preserve world peace.Throughout it 's long life, it has helped solve various disputes between nations, reduce tensions, prevent conflicts, and put an end to fighting. The United Nations is mainly a peacemaking, peacekeeping organization that has done more than enough to keep peace in the world. Their supreme goal is to end war. It was expected that the great powers would work together to keep the peace.Success of peacekeeping operation depends not only on the concerned parties consent, but also on their full co-operation, specially regarding freedom of movement of the UN person­nel within their…

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    history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations"(Annan, 1999). This quote was given by Kofi Annan to clarify the essentialness of the United Nations and to impart why its presence is required in our general public. Where the overall issues can never be dead set and settled by any one nation acting alone the United Nations as the general establishment offers the best and plays a pivotal role in advancing…

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    Before any talk of the United Nations, there was the League of Nations. Woodrow Wilson suggested this international organization in January 1918. After the devastating after mass of World War I, it became a widespread idea for an international organization. An organization that had the power to settle disputes between countries before it escalated into war and military conflicts seemed like the answer for peace (2). Mr. Wilson was backed by other nations as well, but the U.S. Senate refused to…

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    There are world issues that cannot be resolved by individual states alone. Attempts of international governance were seen within the League of Nations, and now the United Nations. The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization, not a world government, but the possibility for it to transform to one is not unlikely. The United Nations has its fair share of success and failures, but whether the movement towards a world government is a good idea or not is debatable. In the case for a…

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    Success of the United Nations Halle Seydel 030:060:A01 Intro to International Relations Introduction Ronald Regan once said that “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means”. Although created 35 years before Regan’s Presidency, the United Nations supports a similar ideal. The UN Charter, signed on June 26, 1945, states the following main purposes: 1.) To maintain international peace and stability 2.) To develop friendly relations among nations…

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    the solution is not so simple as it most often involves the help from the United Nations’ military force. The United Nations (UN) formed with only 51 countries in 1945, but now contains 192 countries, which have formed a military force made up of volunteers from the member-states. This military force, known as peacekeepers, does not have the authority to intervene with force into other countries, therefore according to the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (2008), they also…

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    Although the United Nation has its shortcomings, as will all supranational organizations, it has a tendency to perform well in some areas, given its scale and age this is impressive by any account, and consistently fail in other, possibly more pertinent realms of governance. A simple example of this is how the world, by extension the United Nations, is more willing to negotiate and work together in areas related to trade and politics, to a lesser degree, but historically significantly less…

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    The United Nations (UN) was established in 1945 to promote global peace and international cooperation. It replaced the League of Nations which was deemed as ineffective since it failed to prevent the Second World War. The organization enjoys a membership of 193 nations with the privilege to operate extraterritoriality. The UN also ensures that human rights of member states are not violated in any way. To ensure that the body achieves the task, UN has established a global structure that oversee…

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    How Joining the United Nations affected Canada Since its inception in 1945, closely following the catastrophic second world war, the UN has been making the world a better place, in general. Few countries contributed as much and were shaped by the UN as much as Canada. From peacekeeping missions to national identity, Canada has taken advantage of the possibilities the UN has provided and continues to revel in the benefits. In this essay, I will focus on Canada’s contributions to the UN’s…

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    Significant Achievement of the UN and How Can It Be Improved to Better Cope With the Demands of the 21st Century? Since the establishment of the United Nations, this intergovernmental organization has achieved significant success in its purposes. In the United Nations charter that signed on 26 June 1945 in San Francisco, there were four purposes (United Nations Charter, 1945). To maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations between nations, to achieve…

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