United Nations Peacemaking

Essay # 57941

International Relations

An analysis and evaluation of the U.N. role as a global peacemaker.

2,812 words () | 16 sources | APA | 2005 Canada

Paper Summary:

This paper examines how the U.N. has the potential to be an incredibly influential global organization, a potential which has not yet been realized. It attempts to show this through the analysis of the weaknesses of the U.N. by looking at its inadequate support for struggling nations and lack of resources, both illustrated through failed peacekeeping operations, a lack of consistency in its actions, and its manipulation by the United States.

From the Paper:

"Although it has been in existence for nearly 60 years, the UN's history of actions reveals great inconsistencies within the organization. It seems from these inconsistencies that the difference between what the UN says and what it actually does is a great one. For example, in 1992, a Charter injunction was made through the Agenda for Peace. This injunction prevented the intervention of the UN in the domestic affairs of member states. That same year, however, the Security Council ordered troops to invade Somalia, a member state of the UN. When critics pointed out the obvious violation of the just recently passed Charter injunction, the Security Council upheld and defended its decision by deeming it a justifiable violation of the Charter."