United Nations

and political unrest the international community looks to the US as a global leader. The culture and values of the UN reflect the power of US leadership in an anarchic system. American values dictate the rhetoric used in the Charter. Monetarily, the United States contributes more than any other state. Furthermore, the structure of the General Assembly closely resembles that of the US Senate (BBC). This Americanization of an international organization impedes the UN’s ability to remain…

Keeping, and the Americans, is the organizations financial situation. It has been forced to begin a lengthy restructuring to make it more cost effective due to the lack of funds it is encountering. In a recent UN report entitled, “Renewing the United Nations: A Programme for Reform” the UN officials began to address this problem. The report outlined the course which will be taken in order to balance the budget. Since the organization itself is completely reliant upon the money it receives…

The United States has had many disasters over the course of its history that have devastated the land and its people. In each instance the United States government and many Non-Profit organizations, were there to bring aid, food, and support to these people in their time of need. The United States however, is not the only country to be hit with disasters and emergencies, and many times the way they receive help is different from the United States. The United States is a big country that can…

How Realism Explains the Establishment of the United Nations The theory of realism looks at international organizations in one way; it asserts that international organizations are mainly created to cater to particular states ' interests. Therefore, the UN was established based on particular states ' interests (Mearsheimer, 1995). Furthermore, power, in the realism theory, begins with achieving the goal of state survival (defensive realism) and ends with global hegemons (offensive realism)…

United Nation Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) is an intergovernmental organization within the structure of the United Nations. It comprises of 47 Council positions intended to ensure a fair geographical representation. 13 members are drawn from Asia, 13 members from Africa, 8 from Caribbean and Latin American, 5 from Eastern Europe and 7 from Western Europe and other states. The Council was established in 2006 by the United Nations General Assembly to succeed the United Nations Commission on…

The headlines read President Elect, Donald Trump, and the United Nations clash on certain topics however the issue is much bigger than that. It is not surprising that UN is not fond of some of the views Trump has expressed on certain topics. This article focuses on finding a solution before there 's even a problem when it comes down to Donald Trump influence on global issues. UN has bigger issues than dwelling on their dislike for the President Elect. The UN instead are more concerned with those…

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,…

Does the United Nations (UN) care about women? This is a controversial topic because it examines if one of the worlds largest and most powerful international governance organizations considers women to be important. The assumption would be that the UN holds an obligation to women as half the world 's population, but Cynthia Enloe in her most recent lecture highlighted the ways women are working to be recognized and protected by the UN. Enloe began by describing the structure of the UN, which…

“Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time”(Lyndon B. Johnson). The United Nations was founded in 1945 by 51 different states including the United Kingdom. The UN was formed to unite the world and establish world peace. The UN formed the Security Council to take responsibility of world peace and security. The council consists of 15 members, five of the countries are permanent members with veto power, and the other 10 on voted on every two years in a staggered…

Opposing Viewpoints The United Nations was built on the Wilsonian vision of how international order should be organized around a global collective body in which sovereign sates would act together to uphold a system of territorial peace (Ikenberry 2009). Wilson was a world leader throughout the early decades of the 1900s and was president during the first world war. His experiences led him to believe that there was a need for a single overwhelming powerful group of nations who shall be the…