As it stands today, world government can be compared to communism - both can be viewed as ideals of a perfect society, but neither has proven to work effectively in practice. ... As is defined in its charter, the UN aims to promote collective security throughout the world; advocate human rights and self-determination of peoples; achieve international co-operation in solving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems; and function as a centre for co-ordination of all of these activities. ...

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