Role of UN in world peace
Topic- ‘The United Nations has evolved as a peacekeeper in preventing wars and suppressing inter-border conflicts over the years.’ Justify this statement in 150-180 or 130-150 words.
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The United Nations is an international organisation whose major objectives are maintaining world peace and security, promoting human rights, protecting environment and ensuring socio-economic justice. In the aftermath of World War II, United Nations was conceived as a mechanism to prevent further conflicts. As the existing organisation, i.e., League of Nations was unable to prevent such pandemic war, the then President of USA initiated efforts to replace the hitherto structure with the new organisation and thus UN came into being. Through its major bodies, United Nations Security Council (UNSC), International Court of Justice (ICJ), United Nations Peacekeeping etc, world peace and security is maintained.
The contribution of UN to the world peace started since its inception in 1945. UNSC plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of world peace and security. It has the mandate to carry out peacekeeping operations, imposing international sanctions and authorising military action under its aegis. The UNSC comprises of 15 members with 5 permanent members and 10 temporary members for a two year term. The body works on consensus basis wherein the members enjoy veto power However, UNSC’s functioning has been largely criticised, as one of its five permanent members has always put its foot down on issues concerning world peace and security. The five permanent members of UNSC are USA, UK, France, Russia and China. UNSC with its various bodies at different times have intervened but have had chequered success in its endeavour to establish peace.
After the establishment of UN in 1945 the first impediment that it came across was the Cold War which prolonged for almost four decades. Cold war was the proxy war wherein the entire world was divided into two ideological camps namely the Capitalist Camp (headed by US) and the Communist Camp (headed by USSR). This period witnessed the emergence of several incidents like Cuban Missile Crisis, Korean War, Suez Canal War, induction of China in UNSC etc were indirect effects of Cold War.
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