Role of United Nations (UN) in Global Peace.

The review analyses performance of the United Nations (UN) system in fostering international
peace and their shortcomings with special emphasis on peacekeeping operations, diplomatic
initiatives undertaken by the UN, and internal systemic difficulties. The UN is said to have
achieved considerable success in curtailing the occurrence of interstate conflicts and advancing
the respect of human rights, however, there is still unrelieved contention on other matters such as
the Council’s veto power and selective actions taken by it. The author makes a case that the UN
has put on unnecessary bureaucratic layers which impedes the organization from dealing with
emerging global problems comprehensively.
The United Nations was created to avoid a third world war and encourage nations to work
together. Many researches has showning that UN has help avert severe wars from from
happening since it came in to existence by providing diplomatic and conflict resolution services.
There is evidence that shows Peacekeeping operations have contributed to the stabilization of the
post conflict regions and to curb re-violence. As a result, UN’s Foster advancements in the
international system such as human rights and banning violence also helped bring about reduced
violence.
But in spite of these successes, there has been much criticism of the UN’s structure, notably the
veto power that the permanent members of the Security Council possess. This veto is the UN’s
way of regularly being incapable of acting in a decisive manner in cases of urgent humanitarian
need. The current Syrian and Myanmar crises vividly demonstrate how the UN can do little to
prevent atrocities when the P5 members are not on the same page.
One more piece of criticism is the discriminatory basis of UN interference. It has been a mixed
story, with the organization intervening decisively in some cases, such as Kosovo, and reacting
poorly in others, including the genocide in Rwanda. This discrepancy has led people to wonder
about UN neutrality, whether it is capable of treating all crises urgently with the same level of
priority.
UN peacekeeping faces problems like lack of funds and unclear duties. As wars grow more
complex, with groups outside the government and weather issues playing bigger parts, old ways
of peacekeeping do not work well.
CONCLUSION :
In conclusion, the UN has greatly helped world peace, but its work suffers from basic and
working problems. Fixing the UN, especially the Security Council, and boosting its
peacekeeping skills, is key for the group to stay useful and able to deal with new global fights.