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_“We
have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective
instrument of international cooperation”
-- Dean Acheson
-- Dean Acheson
The United Nations
-New international agencies designed to prevent war
-League of Nations is replaced by the United Nations in 1945
-The General Assembly are debates that take place about world issues
-Secretariat are thousands of clerks, interpretros, translators, and techincal experts
-Peacekeeping
-First speech than economic sanctions then military interventions
-Security Council has five permanent members. Britain, France, USA, Russia and China and each have veto power.
-Veto used 78 times (USSR used 75 times)
-Other organizations that work to prevent world famine and disease: UNICEF, IMF
-League of Nations is replaced by the United Nations in 1945
-The General Assembly are debates that take place about world issues
-Secretariat are thousands of clerks, interpretros, translators, and techincal experts
-Peacekeeping
-First speech than economic sanctions then military interventions
-Security Council has five permanent members. Britain, France, USA, Russia and China and each have veto power.
-Veto used 78 times (USSR used 75 times)
-Other organizations that work to prevent world famine and disease: UNICEF, IMF
Summary
It replaced League of Nations after WWII and 5 countries, Br,Fr,US,Russia,Ch can used veto power.