Relevance of the United Nations

10/23/2003
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Never has the world needed the United Nations more. Since its creation in 1945, the world’s conflicts have grown exponentially more complex, and the relevance of the U.N. has grown correspondingly. Never have so many countries possessed the technological power to absolutely annihilate one another. The U.N., which is an elaborate alliance of countries, is a vital force in keeping peace and stability between all its diverse member nations. This article depicts the U.N. acting upon international problems in Iraq, satisfying its original purpose for creation.
The basic purpose of the U.N. in brief is as follows. It is to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations between states, and to achieve cooperation in solving international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems. In the article the U.N. votes unanimously on a plan involving the reb...