Is the United Nations Redundant or Still Relevant?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51699/ijcm.v18i.390Keywords:
United Nations, Relevance, Role, RedundantAbstract
The Atlantic Charter of 1941 guaranteed state equality and their freedom to choose any form of government. In 1942, 26 countries signed the UN Declaration, modelled after the Atlantic Charter. The United Nations Charter was drafted by fifty countries in June 1945 in San Francisco, based on proposals made by England, the USA, Russia, and China in 1944 at Dumbarton Oaks. The UN was founded on October 24, 1945. To maintain international peace, promote social and economic development, protect the environment, assist in humanitarian aid and protect women and children's rights, the UN has expanded its activities with the help of its various agencies. I am convinced that the UN will be the world's most important international institution in the twenty-first century. There have been some successes and failures since the Charter, including failing to prevent armed conflicts that have killed, injured, and displaced millions. There's no denying the UN Security Council's apparent failures in Syria. The aim of the study is to explain is the United Nations Redundant or still relevant?
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