UN Failures

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We all know the history of the United Nations Organization, successor to the short-lived League of Nations, and meant to act as a force for peace and cooperation in the world without the control of a single world power twisting things up. How has that worked out in practice? There have been successes, there's no denying that: https://www.exploros.com/summary/UN-at-70-Five-Greatest-Successes-and-Failures But maybe due to human nature being more attuned to negative outcomes than positive ones, we remember the failures with more vigor, and perhaps because of that they seem to be more common. Not only have the blue-helmets failed to promote peace in certain regions, they have been perpetrators of violence and abuse, especially sexual. https://www.trtworld.com/americas/twelve-times-the-un-has-failed-the-world-21666 https://www.ibanet.org/article/cebc5f69-a238-49bb-b85a-5e8d878fe485 What does this mean for international peacekeeping? Is the idea a losing proposition from the start, or can it be maintained, refined, and sent into the fray to do desperately needed work well? In a rapidly changing world, with fragmenting alliances and influences, a group that does not take its orders from any particular government seems like a necessary safeguard, but how can such a group actually exist? If nothing else, we may be looking at an overhaul of the organization as global power shifts, and we can only hope that change will bring improvement. We probably shouldn't hold our breath, though. https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2024/07/09/changing-face-peacekeeping-whats-gone-wrong-un