The United Nations, (The UN) was first used in 1942 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It started as 26 nations that were supposed to rise up to fight against the Axis Powers. The official United Nations came into existence in 1945. There were originally 51 member states and it has grown greatly and is now up to 193 member states.
Members
There are 193 members in the UN, for a complete look at the members visit this site:
- To cooperate in solving international problems (poverty, diseases, illiteracy and to stop environmental destruction) and in promoting respect fro human rights and freedom
- To be a center for helping nations achieve these objectives
Structure
The UN consists of 6 main committees which all reports to the General Assembly. There are many subsidiary bodies consisting of committees, commissions, boards, councils and panels, working groups, and other groups. There are other programs and funds that exist in the UN, they function and cooperate together by using the 193 countries in the UN.
Membership Advantages/ Disadvantages
Advantages- Global cooperation, unified decisions, and global sanctions.
Disadvantages- No way of forcing countries to abide by sanctions, a lot of corruption
Effect on Local Diversity
Like any global group, the goal of the UN is to unify their 193 nations and when you try to unify many countries globalization is going to occur, causing many countries to lose local diversity. Lesser developed countries will benefit from the UN, as they will gain support from MDC's economically, politically, and militarily. However, they will lose local diversity due to the UN's guidelines and restrictions and taxes.
History
The United Nations, (The UN) was first used in 1942 by Franklin D. Roosevelt. It started as 26 nations that were supposed to rise up to fight against the Axis Powers. The official United Nations came into existence in 1945. There were originally 51 member states and it has grown greatly and is now up to 193 member states.
Members
There are 193 members in the UN, for a complete look at the members visit this site:
http://www.un.org/en/members/index.shtmlObjectives
- To maintain international peace and security
- To develop friendly relationships among nations
- To cooperate in solving international problems (poverty, diseases, illiteracy and to stop environmental destruction) and in promoting respect fro human rights and freedom
- To be a center for helping nations achieve these objectives
Structure
The UN consists of 6 main committees which all reports to the General Assembly. There are many subsidiary bodies consisting of committees, commissions, boards, councils and panels, working groups, and other groups. There are other programs and funds that exist in the UN, they function and cooperate together by using the 193 countries in the UN.
Membership Advantages/ Disadvantages
Advantages- Global cooperation, unified decisions, and global sanctions.
Disadvantages- No way of forcing countries to abide by sanctions, a lot of corruption
Effect on Local Diversity
Like any global group, the goal of the UN is to unify their 193 nations and when you try to unify many countries globalization is going to occur, causing many countries to lose local diversity. Lesser developed countries will benefit from the UN, as they will gain support from MDC's economically, politically, and militarily. However, they will lose local diversity due to the UN's guidelines and restrictions and taxes.