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Nations is an effective
organization
The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization established on 24 October
1945 to promote international co-operation. A replacement for the ineffective League of
Nations, the organization was created following the Second World War to prevent another
such conflict. At its founding, the UN had 51 member states; there are now 193.
During the Second World War, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated talks on a
successor agency to the League of Nations, and the United Nations Charter was drafted at a
conference in AprilJune 1945; this charter took effect on 24 October 1945, and the UN
began operation since then. Existent for 69 years, the UN has come under much scrutiny for
its peace keeping policies. Some argue that the UN has done a fine job while others contend
that it has done a rather poor job in peace keeping.
Judging whether the UN has been successful depends on what the UN aims to achieve. Put
into broad categories, the UN has three main objectives: peace keeping and security,
protection of human rights and promotion of economic growth and humanitarian assistance
and reporting abuses. In general, protection of human rights includes protection of people
against genocide, rights of women and minorities, rights of workers and rights of children.
Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations