United Nations Security Council Is Beyond Reform From The Perspective Of Small Nation States

The United Nations is one of the most well-known international organizations in the world. It tries to serve the task of maintaining international order by promoting international collaboration throughout its 193 member states and various agencies. The United Nations facilitates order by the coordination of international security, international law, economic development, human rights, social progress, and trying to maintain world peace. Overall, the United Nations has failed to deliver on its main objectives which has resulted in the organization having little to no power. The United Nations’ shortcomings are evidently shown through the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) unsuccessful prevention of international conflicts, its organization’s ignorance towards human rights crimes, and the little to no authoritative power that the organization possesses in resolving conflicts as a mediator.

The process of reforming the United Nations (UN) has been a highly debatable issue among the international community. Since the initial signing of the UN Charter in 1945, the world has changed dramatically as the UN is trying to regulate a forum that assesses and deals with global issues while also struggling to unite all 193 member states of the UN when some states have been seen to have conflicting ideas and personal agendas (Teng, 2003, pp. 2-3). This essay is targeted to highlight what I feel are the most pressing arguments for UN reform amongst the international community. This will be done by highlighting the problems and ongoing issues surrounding the lack of representation and P5 power of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),

In this essay, I shall be discussing whether the UN Security Council (hereafter referred to as the Security Council) is fit for purpose in the 21st Century. The approach I will be taking is more of a generic outlook; examining which fragments of the Security Council requires reformation.

Even though, the original thought for the United Nations was to be a guarantee for the World’s peace, their role in today’s world seems to have changed. It is hard to believe that their founders had today’s United Nations on mind when discussed their creation sixty years ago.

The principle bodies of the United Nations consists of General assembly, Security council, Economic and Social Council, Trusteeship council, International Court of Justice and Secretariat. The Security Council is considered as the most important principle body as it has the power to authorise military force to enforce its solution. The permanent five members of the Security Council are the five most powerful countries at the end of WW2 which includes United States, France, China, Great Britain and Russia. Each member has the right to object the Security Council resolutions that it disagrees with. The aims of the UN

In regards to how states deal with institutions and how much power certain institutions hold. One must realize just as the realists suggests that institutions do not always hold much power. However, with this being said it is also important for one to acknowledge that institutions such as the UN do set certain rules and procedures which may make it easier for states to interact and conduct business with one another. With that being said it is still important for one to know that not all states abide by the rules

Today, it is the United States, Russia, and China. These three countries are policymakers and economic shapers. Their influence ripples around the world. Their combined military power is unparallel. It is hard to imagine even one of them willing to relinquish or limit their power within the United Nations. This is the heart of the reformation controversy. However, this world is different than the world of yesterday. Today, new threats and realities have changed the world’s perception of peace and security. Diseases such as the Zika virus and Ebola, international terrorism, nuclear weapons, and climate change are just a few of the new global issues to which the Security Council must attend ("As Nature of New Threats Evolves"). It is vital that the superpowers of today work together and adapt to change. All members of the UN need to promote solidarity among each other so new challenges can be overcome and international peace and security can be safeguarded. The core values of the UN are ingrained in the values of the United States. After all, it did evolve from the Atlantic Charter created by a US President. The world is a dangerous place and as President Franklin D. Roosevelt said in his 1941 State of the Union address, “The world order which we seek is the cooperation of free countries, working together in a friendly, civilized society” (Roosevelt). And that is precisely what the United Nations was created to

The UN Security Council can be seen unequal on the political geographic arena because not every continent is represented fairly. Africa and South America are not permanent members, Europe is the most influential and permanent members, Asia is still understated. The arguments are quite difficult to address because the P5 are solely the worlds superpower. There were several attempts to address the problem and still there is no point because the superpowers do not want to lose influential power on the global stage. As a result, there are small advancement to propose a reform on the security council.

charter states that “all members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against... any state”.2 Founded right after WWII the United Nations main goal was to prevent another World War. All of the aforementioned international organizations serve as a grand stage for dialogue between nations. Article 10 of the U.N. charter “authorizes the Assembly to discuss any questions or any matters of concern to the U.N.”.3 By allowing all members of the United Nations to voice concerns this helps to avoid conflict among major international actors. It is far more difficult to engage in a war between two superpowers when nations are divided between these powerful alliances. The most important body of the U.N., the security council has six permanent members. These six members are China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States main goal is to maintain international peace. By having these six powerful countries on the security council a major conflict is unlikely to take place. With alliances more present such as NATO countries are not as likely to engage a member country. This is because if a country attacked a member country then they would also face military engagement with all members of the alliance. Lastly, the U.N. security council has the power to put economic sanctions against a country. These sanctions can hinder economic growth of a

The UN was form after World War II ended. The organization was represented by the number of twenty six nation countries to fight the Axis Power. The UN and its system consisted of six main basic organs that operate the system and other subsidiary agencies. The GA, the Secretariat, the International Council and Justice, the EOCSOC, the Security Council and the Trusteeship are the main basic organs that operate the system. The UN also consist a document of constitution, which is called Charter. This document constitution held the responsible of each of the body organ that are operating within the organization. In this paper, I will talk about the structure of the UN, the system power, and the pathology of the system. With the amount of mini-UN throughout the regional, people often confuse this subsidiary agency with the major organization.

After the U.N charter was signed in June of 1945, the world became divided into two distinct categories in which all nation-states belonged. The great powers, economically and militarily dominant, were the victors of WWII: U.S, Great Britain, Russia, France and China. The rest of the world fell into the category of small power, with little influence in shaping the international system. As Germany and Japan recovered from their devastating defeats in the Second World War, they fought their way back into the classification of great powers. Although this North-South relationship was well known - rhetoric on the subject dates back to the turn of the century- the rise of so called “middle” powers has reshaped the power structure of the entire

The end of World War II and creation of the United Nations (UN) in 1945, set the world on a new evolutionary path. This unique evolution commenced with the United States (US) and the Union of Soviet Socialists Republics (USSR) as world powers as a result of their distinctive roles in ending World War II. Their contradicting ideologies as to the basis of this new evolution sparked a cold war bringing fear and great concerns to the masses. Inspite of the intensity of this war, the UN assumed its responsibilities in ensuring peace and encouraging both nations to peacefully sort out their differences. This consequently recorded the first involvement of the UN in the world superpowers’ affairs. Currently, the evolution transits into new superpowers; the United States – an established power and China – a rising power. In contrast to the US – USSR relations, the new superpowers emphasize on constructive bilateral relations that propose to foster cooperation, mutual respect and promote global development.

“ Here is a task truly of, by and for the world, one that should rally nations. The nature of this task however, must be clearly understood; only then can suitable means for accomplishing it be formulated, only then can the role that the United Nations could and should play be appreciated” ( Wilcox/Haviland, 29). There are many international organizations that have been talked about throughout this semester. One of the most important ones is The United Nations. The United Nations was established October 24, 1945, and has since then been impacting the country. The United Nations main purpose according to the lecture notes is “ to provide a global additional structure through which states can sometimes settle conflicts with less reliance on the use of force , for whole purpose of the United Nations is to provide the globe a forum by which countries may settle disputes through this forum peacefully as opposed to relying on a force which has been the case historically” ( Kopalyan, Module 8). Thus meaning The United Nations was set up to handle problems peacefully rather than going to war to try and solve problems. “Powerful economic as well as political forces are at work to bring about a growing integration of the world community, and the United Nations and its related agencies are uniquely fitted to assist in the task” (Wilcox/Haviland,45). This was some of the reason that the United Nations was created.

United Nations is an establishment that brings 193 countries together in one building. After the failure of League of Nations, in 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt pitched the idea of United Nations in order to bring worldwide peace. After the ratification of the charter of UN, it began to properly function. The head quarter of United Nations resides in Manhattan, New York (www.un.org). In this building the members of the UN hold General assemblies, conferences, and make decisions regarding the missions of the organization. Many of the events occurring surrounding United Nations had the involvement of U.S. United States and its government exercise their foreign policy powers through United Nations. The Executive branch and the congress

Japan firmly believes we need to take action to reform the Security Council before it loses its legitimacy and efficiency as an essential tool for the maintenance of peace and security. Japan is ready to discuss, with a flexible and realistic viewpoint, different options, which will lead the way for the expansion in both permanent and non-permanent categories. Japan is working proactively to increase both the permanent and non-permanent membership of the council. Japan is the second largest contributor to the UN, behind the United States and is the world's largest donor of official development assistance. Japan's commitment to the United Nations, supported by its national strength should allow the nation to assume greater global responsibility through the efforts of the Security Council.