The United Nations was established in the aftermath of a devastating war to help stabilize international relations and “give peace a more secure foundation”. On 25 April 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. The charter committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security. Today, nearly every nation in the world belongs to the UN its membership totals  HYPERLINK "http://www.un.org/Overview/brief1.html" \l "footnote#footnote"

How could the United Nations improve?

There are two main things that I feel should be done for the United Nations for it to better facilitate humanity.

1. An International Criminal Court should be established for genocide, war crimes and other violations of human rights. This court should be given the ability to track suspected criminals in all states that are members of the United Nations, and be given the full support of the law enforcement in that state where these criminals are being sought after.

The United Nations has sought out to regulate the diamond trade and eliminate conflict diamonds. United Nations involvement has legitimized this social movement, helping its leaders to progress from mere awareness to effective action.

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