The United Nations' purpose is to maintain international peace and security, to develop friendly relations among nations, and to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems. ... One of the main purposes of the United Nations is the maintenance of international peace and security. ... The United Nations has ended many conflicts with the help of the Security Council, the primary organ for dealing with issues of international peace and security. Other councils that play a major role in international peace and security are the General Assembly a...

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Many people in different organizations working for the same cause, PEACE feel different about the armed interventions. ... But even though this organization is supposed to be UNITED, there are many issues that they do not agree upon, because they have different interests, they sometimes tend to be separated by these issues. ... In 1962 the International Court of Justice said that enforcement action is coercive action in the context of Chapter VII, which deals with threats to the peace, breaches of the peace and acts of aggression. If the NATO action is designed to coerce the Yugoslav governmen...

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Under this topographical influence, the Korean people came to develop a peace-loving yet dynamic character that has created a contemplative yet vibrant, optimistic yet sentimental culture. ... Without a formal peace treaty, however, North Korea and South Korea technically remained at war. ... This led to the first authorized cross-border visits of family members separated since the Korean War, the start of mail service between the two countries, and agreement by both sides to reconnect road and rail links long severed by the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). ... The government of the Republic of Korea...

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It was founded in 1945 after the Second World War by 51 countries committed to maintaining international peace and security, developing friendly relations among nations and promoting social progress, better living standards and human rights.3 Due to its international character and the powers vested in the United Nations Charter, it can take action on a wide range of issues,4 and provide a forum for the Member States to express their views, through the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council and other bodies and committees.5 The Member States of the United Nation...

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On a separate note, France backed the United States and Britain in their intentions to intervene immediately if President Bashar al-Assad were to move or use any chemical weapons. ... Furthermore, they cannot agree on the method to entering the country and ending President Assad's rule or how to gain credibility and have Syria keep peace even after foreign military troops are pulled out (Erlanger). ... American President Barack Obama also noted that France's announcement was made on its own, without previous discussion with the other countries that were working to see peace in Syri...

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Realism is "an image of international politics that tends to hold a rather pessimistic view, emphasizing the struggle for power and influence among political units acting in a rational, unitary manner in pursuit of objectives grounded in their separate, often divergent interests" (Viotti and Kauppi 509). ... This security organization was formed to help conduct multilateral diplomacy with the intent of preserving international peace. ... According to the Charter, the UN has four purposes: to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperat...

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They are portrayed as extremely lawful people who are focused on maintaining peace throughout their community. ... This is depicted in Billy Woodward's desperate want to separate himself from his Aboriginal people. ... Initially, the connection that indigenous people have with the natural world gives them peace and satisfaction. ...

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Without biases, blame cannot be placed on only one side for the lack of diplomatic ties as well as the closed border that separates both nations (Gorgulu 21). ... Turkey is eager to act like a negotiator between both sides since the resolution is vital for Turkey in terms of both the normalization of Turkish-Armenian relations as well as the establishment of peace and stability within the region. ...

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Ethnic violence: Ethnic violence has been prevalent throughout the modern history, which have caused millions brutal deaths, the over-throwing of governments, the creation of separate states, genocides, and many other atrocities. ... Today UN forces are still keeping the peace in Bosnia, and they may have to stay there until ethnic indifferences can subside and a political solution and be agreed upon by the leaders of the ethnic groups. ...

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The Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations Office at Geneva addressed on the 13th of September 2001, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (letter attached) informing them on some changes and the formal implementation of this commission whose goal it is: "to bring to light the process, events and responsibilities involved in the terrorist violence and violations of human rights which took place from May 1980 to November 2000, committed both by terrorist organizations and by State agents, and to propose initiatives to strengthen peace and harmony among...

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Unlike other cases the UN has established a separate regime to provide protection and assistance to the Palestinians. ... As far as the security council is involved they have failed to come up with some sort of peace in the region. ...

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Globalisation: The exponential growth of human interconnectedness that is globalisation, in my view, can be separated into three distinct waves and the totality of the three waves has made the world what it is today; a complex mixture of nations bound by global structures and frameworks, slowly combining together as a whole. ... In 1945 the UN, formerly the less successful League of Nations, was created by "51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security" (www.un.org). ...

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The distinction between power over people and power over territory is a useful one to make, for it singles out two aspects of sovereignty that are best addressed separately: disputes involving the right of peoples to self-determination and territorial disputes among them. " (Gottlieb, 1993, p. 15) This authority is generally associated with a state monopoly on the legitimate use of force within its territory. ...

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The distinction between power over people and power over territory is a useful one to make, for it singles out two aspects of sovereignty that are best addressed separately: disputes involving the right of peoples to self-determination and territorial disputes among them. " (Gottlieb, 1993, p. 15) This authority is generally associated with a state monopoly on the legitimate use of force within its territory. ...

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