be to propose some key steps and strategies that the UN should adopt in order to be at par with other high-performing large organizations. If carefully implemented‚ it would go a long way in streamlining the UN’s human capital and developing a management system that is efficient for the provision of necessary services. Sources of Information In this paper‚ the information used will be from first hand observation and clear analysis of the UN systems provided in the public domain and through the
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Peacekeeping is a core function of the United Nations (UN). Its ability to conduct peacekeeping is a remarkable instrument developed by the UN as a way to assist countries in conflict to create a lasting peace. The UN has tried its best to meet the demands of the different conflicts and changing political landscape. Some of the most challenging conflicts in the world at the moment are in Africa. Many factors contribute to the need for peacekeeping missions in Africa‚ not least
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Brandie Torres Essay #3 International Politics 4 November 2013 Is the UN a Worthwhile Organization? The United Nations is still a quite young organization even if we do not see it that way considering all it has done since it began in 1945. Succeeding the League of Nations was not an easy thing to do especially since it was in the midst of World War II. The United Nations was created in order to improve humanity and establish peace between the countries of the world but the question has often been
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Korean military exercises along the Northern Limit Line (NLL)‚ the UN mandated maritime border it shares with North Korea. It must be noted that in 1999‚ the Government of North Korea drew up a new border‚ the West Sea Military Demarcation Line (WSMDL)‚ which extended further south of the NLL. The aforementioned South Korean military exercises took place in the area claimed by North Korea when it drew up this new border. Neither the UN nor South Korea has recognized the North’s claim over this territory
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such an event had been planned out by Colonel Bogasata the previous year‚ the assassination of the country ’s Hutu leader just happened to be a convenient event for his clique of extremist Hutus to exploit. In October of 1993 the UN Security Council authorized the UN Mission in Rwanda (UNAMIR) following a period of strife between the Rwandan Patriotic Front and the Hutu regime of Rwanda. When the government ordered assassinations were carried out in Kigali on April 6‚ 1994 there were about 2‚500
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND 1. The forerunner of the United Nations (UN) was the League of Nations‚ an organization conceived in similar circumstances during World War 1‚ and established in 1919 under the treaty of Versailles “ to promote international cooperation and to achieve peace and security”. The League of Nations seized its activities after failing to prevent the Second World War. The advance of science and economic activity also brought in their wake‚ increased military capability
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UN Vs. NATO The United Nations and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are two different groups‚ but they affect the world in the same way. They both want to make a difference in today’s world‚ they strive for peace and prosperity‚ and they work hard to accomplish their goals. The UN and NATO are similar in the way they are organized. They are each structured into several groups. They both have councils‚ a Secretary General‚ and Secretariat. The UN is made up of six organs. They are
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troops or observers. Article 46 Chapter VII allows for plans for the application of armed force with the assistance of the Military Staff Committee (which must be established by the Council). o Peacemaking and peacebuilding: The difference between peacekeeping and peacebuilding lies in their mandates‚ powers and institutional frameworks. While peacemaking generally includes measures to address conflicts in progress and usually involves diplomatic action to bring hostile parties to a negotiated agreement
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1 Oakland : Read p. 97-‐99 (“Composition”)‚ p. 87-‐88 (“The growth of government structures”) Questions 1 Describe the composition of the UK Parliament. The UK Parliament is made of two Houses (the House of Commons and the House of Lords) and the monarch. The
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Presentation of the terrorist attack of the XX century The Avivim school bus massacre was a terrorist attack on an Israeli school bus on May 22‚ 1970 in which 12 Israeli civilians were killed‚ nine of them children‚ and 25 were wounded. The attack took place on the road to Moshav Avivim‚ near Israel’s border with Lebanon. Two bazooka shells were fired at the bus. The attack was one of the first carried out by the PFLP-GC. Early in the morning‚ the bus departed from Avivim heading with its passengers
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