United States National Security Council

is paved with good intentions, a proverb that dates to c.1150, certainly comes to mind when one examines Rwanda’s 1994 civil war as told by Lt. Gen. Romeo Dallaire in his work Shake Hands with the Devil. Dallaire, the Canadian general that led the United Nations (UN) effort on the ground in Rwanda, leaves that country in the end feeling like he failed the Rwandan people. There are many reasons Dallaire, the UN and Western countries in general failed to prevent genocidal killings in Rwanda.…

the Soviet Union. When the Security Council tried to protest and stop the invasion, Britain and France simply used their veto power. However, when the General Assembly met, they forced the removal of the British and French troops from the area. Lester Pearson of Canada came up with an idea that United Nations emergency force be sent into the Canal. The force would consist of troops from countries who were not involved in the conflict. The force was called the United Nations Emergency Force…

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…

especially through the Security Council. Not only UN 's attention on conflicts in selective, but on top of that the criteria upon which the Council agrees to discuss or intervene within an issue are in any case not the reflection of the global community interest, but rather the game of great powers dominance within the organisation. Looking at decisions taken by the Security Council and attitudes of States towards them, one is led to recognize that those account in States foreign policy…

sociology can offer. Browne explains how sociology is unique as sociology focuses on social behaviour to explain major events that occur in a community or the world. He includes aspects such as crime, religion, state, institutions, races, social classes, values and social norms. The United Nations in the context of child soldiers can look at the values and norms of concerned societies, observe the everyday life of citizens, and interview youth enrolled in war, and thus find the social components…

The United Nations (UN) is defined as an intergovernmental organization commissioned to encourage international cooperation and to generate and continue international order. Individuals from within the UN member States can bring complaints of human right breaches to the relevant UN Treaty Body. A Human Rights Treaty is an international agreement, which instils irrevocable obligations to protect and promote rights and freedoms on States that officially accept it, commonly through “ratification”…

The United Nations is an international organization established in 1945 whose purpose is to maintain international peace and security. However, in extreme cases of global disarray, such as the Rwandan Genocide in 1994 and the ongoing Genocide in Darfur, it seems as if the UN did the complete opposite. By comparing both the military and humanitarian aid provided by the UN during these events, we will determine just how successful and/or adequate their efforts were. In addition to aid provided, we…

the establishment of the UN in 1945, conflicts between disputing nations is a common and devastating occurrence. To approach this issue the international community must cooperate and set standards through intergovernmental organisations such as the United Nations. Such conflicts are able to be resolved effectively by using methods such as negotiation and persuasion. A more difficult issue concerning the promotion and maintenance of world order is the prevention and resolution of domestic…

“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…

words, a positive circle of South Korea and North Korea’s relation will be connected with South Korea’s good will and North Korea’s good will. This policy was influenced from two levels. First, individual level was President Kim himself, and second, state level was support of the U.S. Clinton administration. President Kim was famous for his democracy movement and peaceful protests against the military dictatorship of South Korea. When he elected for a president, he emphasized on a direct…