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The Birth of the UN
International Relations
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Learning Objectives
To analyze the historical context of the creation of the UN.
To analyze from an International Relations perspective the role of the UN.
Historical Background
The idea of the United Nations was born during the Second World War (1939-1945). The name “United Nations,”coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of January, 1st 1942, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
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Historical Background
The idea of the United Nations was born during the Second World War (1939-1945). The name “United Nations,”coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the Declaration by United Nations of January, 1st 1942, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.
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Historical Background
World leaders who had collaborated to end the war felt a strong need for a mechanism that would help bring peace and stop future wars. They realized that this was possible onlyif all nations worked together through a global organization. The United Nations was to be that organization.
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The San Francisco Conference
In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco. Their main objective was to produce a document acceptable to all countries – the United Nations Charter – which would guide the work of the new organization. The delegates at the San Francisco conference represented over eight percent of the world’s population, including people of every race, religion, and continent.
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The San Francisco Conference
All of whom were determined to set up an organization that would preserve peace and help build a better world. Disagreements and clashes of opinions were resolved only because every nation was determined to set up, if not the perfect international organization, at least the best one that could be made. Finally, on June, 25th 1945, the UN Charter was adopted unanimously by all the delegations.
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The UN Charter
The UN Charter is the founding document of the United Nations. To this day, the UN operates under the guidelines and parameters laid out inthe Charter.
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The UN Charter
According to its Charter, the UN aims include the following:- Save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.
- Reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights.
- Establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained.
- Promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.
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The UN Charter
According to its Charter, the UN will meet its ends by:- Practicing tolerance and live together in peace with one another as good neighbors.
- Uniting our strength to maintain international peace and security ensure
- Accepting the principles and the institution of methods, that armed force shall not be used, save in the common interest.
- Employing international machinery for the promotion of the economic and social advancement of all peoples,
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