Is the United Nations an effective organisation?

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international relations

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published 25/04/2007

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The United Nations is not the first international organisation to be established to help settle conflict peacefully and to prevent future conflicts from arising. In 1899, the Hague Convention for the Settlement of International Disputes was established. “The conference was convened at the initiative of Czar Nicolas II of Russia "with the object of seeking the most objective means of ensuring to all peoples the benefits of a real and lasting peace, and above all, of limiting the progressive development of existing armaments."”1. “The Hague Convention set up the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which was the first global mechanism for the settlement of inter-state disputes”1. There was also the League of Nations established in 1919 by Woodrow Wilson. However, these organisations proved to be ineffective due to a lack of credibility and legitimacy. Therefore, I shall look at the United Nations’ effectiveness as a system by looking at what is has done so far, and by examining just how legitimate and credible it really is.

The United Nations is not the first international organisation to be established to help settle conflict peacefully
The United Nations was established in the aftermath of World War II to help stabilise international relations
Another way of looking at the effectiveness of the United Nations
The formation of the Security Council is also a point of contention
The United Nations is a label that people associate with a sense of reassurance
Another reason why the United Nations seems to be losing legitimacy is because of its failure to do anything
Lastly, the United Nations claims to be fair and looks legitimate with the input and involvement of NGOs
Conclusion