The League of Nations was created in 1919 after the end of the First World War. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it was clear that the League had failed. Another Organisation was formed at the end of the war in 1945 and named the United Nations Organisation (UNO) which is now known as United Nations (UN).
The organization was officially established on October 24, 1945 in San Francisco by fifty-one countries.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF UNITED NATIONS
i) Maintenance of peace and security in any part of the world.
ii) To develop friendly relations among nations.
iii) To achieve international co-operations in solving socio-political and economic problems.
iv) To promote freedom and fundamental human rights.
ACHIEVEMENTS OF UNITED NATIONS
i) Prevention of World War
ii) It stops aggression by big power nations against small nations.
iii) Prevention of annexation of one country by the other.
iv) The organization has prevented all nations from pursuing bad policies.
v) It has enhanced the standard of living throughout the world.
vi) It has rendered a lot of assistance to children through its agencies like UNICEF
vii) Settlement of disputes between countries.
viii) Defence of human right.
ix) Promotion of world peace.
x) Provision of aids and solving refugee problems through it agency like UNESCO.
PROBLEMS OF UNITED NATION
i) Inability to settle disputes among super power.
ii) Insecurity in the world like war on terrorism and human trafficking.
iii) Use of veto power by the super power to cripple the United Nations.
iv) Division among countries or blocs like BREXIT vote which will usher out United Kingdom out of European Union market.
v) Financial contribution failure on the parts of many smaller nations slows down implementation of resolutions.
vi) Superiority complex among the super powers.
vii) Ideological differences.
viii) Lack of standing military forces.
ix) Racial discrimination.
x) Existence of other regional organisations e.g. O.A.U., ECOWAS etc.
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