What issues has the UN dealt with in the last 5 years?

Question

if they haven't done anything then what have they been doing?

Answer 1

They Dealt with the following issues and currently have forces in these following countries:

Democratic Republic of Congo

Iraq

Afghanistan

Palestine( peace keepers only not army)

Myanmar

Dafur

the list can go on; but whether or not there presence is making a significant difference, is another question

Answer 2

They have been very busy trying to tax everyone in the world for their "services". They have also been busy trying to take our rights away. Oh, and in between these acts, they have been busy with other important things, like making Sudan a member of the human rights council. Hey, good idea guys, make a country that still has slavery a human rights overseer. And don't forget about the on world government thing.

Answer 3

On July 9th 2004 UNs International Court of Justice published the Wall Opinion that requests Israel to stop the wall on Palestinian Territories.

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Answer 4

UN is international  organization with over 180 countries  as its members with five of the being permanent members .  world has changed since end of cold war  the  issues that   confront are same  which need our attention and they have to resolved . yet  UN dispite its perceived limitations has  played a very  constructive role to resolve and continous to play an important role in world affairs .  



The issues that have have been on agenda o f UN are :

          1. Tackling  poverty  for UN as an organization has come up with millennium development goals the aim of pro gramme is rally the governments to come up with concrete plans for all round human development with  targets  that  are non binding in nature .

        2. Ensuring peace among nations  this is  primary and most important area of focus for the UN as an organization . UN has intervened and brokered peace deals notably in kosovo , conducting polls in east timor . undertaking peace missions etc .  still UN as an organization has been undermined by some countries like US which  has time and again has refused to work within the auspices of the organization .  the scant respect for the international laws on part of the US has led to the present crisis in Iraq and Afganistan .such an total disregard for the law has undermined the role of the UN.

          3. There has been calls for the reform of the UN this  reforms or of two diffferent types  the emerging powers such as india , brazil , south africa , germany etc want an expansion of the security council  such an expansion will reflect the changed   political and economic order and the acecdency of new emerging countries and  a  gradual movement  of trade from america and western europe to asia and africa .  the body needs to be more inclusive  as far as the membership goes . on the other side  the reform agenda advocated by the US includes limiting the  contributions and also downsizing the organisations bureaucracy .

       4. UN  on its part still is the best platform for the developing nations to put up the  agenda  which should reflect the concerns of this nations on areas like trade talks . UN  has tremendously contributed in this area  to reflect the concerns of this nations especially the greater acess for the goods and services.  UN  has brought intio focus the danger of concluding the free trade pacts and the preferntial trade agreements  with industrialised countries.

        5. UN  through its affliates  like IMF/ world bank , WMO etc. and number of other organisations have done great  service to the humanity . UN has helped the countries in peaceful transition to the market led economy by strengthning the frame work of governence . the trainig programmes and technology transfers have helped countries toward  the path self sufficiency .

     5. UN has  recently has played an important role in  highlighting the danger of the climate change and its adverse concequences for the human race . UN has come up with the innovative programmes to mitigate the climate change through clean development mechanism ,active development for the  carbon trading  and coming up with the  frameworks to  tackle the problem .

              

              No organisation is perfect even UN has its limitations despite all the drawbacks UN as system has responded  in  a meaningful way . the challanges that organisation has to face is due  to the changing global security scenario and how best the organisation responds will determine it role in the worlds affairs and its relevence . for forceable future the oranisation is the best platform for the developing nations and the industrialised nations alike  to advance their respective interests in a peaceful way  and an approach which is largely consensus based .

Answer 5

To be fair to the UN, they had discussions and resolutions pertaining to events, but especially those concerned simply don't care, like Middle East, Burma, Sudan, and others!

Answer 6

they have helped bring all the oil from iraq to american gas stations.. they have also provided high tech state of the art military weapons to israelis who use it to kill completely unarmed palestinians.. they have also nkorea and iran have its opportunity to build on their nuclear plants.. they have not objected to bush's war agenda.. and they have helped waste an integral portion of america's funds into an unnecessary war when it could've been used to help millions of americans thru health care or education.. they have also figuired out that there are no weapons of mass destruction.. they have labeled themselves and american presidency with incompetency, hipocricy and licensed killing institutions.  wish they were independent and not controlled by american president.. may be they couldve been able to spend more time on poverty and wild life

Answer 7

Honoring the terrorist (I mean freedom fighters),  funneling money from Africa, and blaming Israel for the attacks they endure.