Farzana Firoz Lamia

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Failure of United
Nations
 United Nations

The United Nations is an organization of

the "nations of the world", whose
mission is to create an environment of
mutual cooperation in the international
arena in the matters of law, security,
economic development, social progress,
and human rights.
 Establish peace in the world.

Establish harmony between different races and

countries.

objectives Develop cooperation between different countries

Develop respect for the freedom and fundamental rights

of all
Resolving disputes between countries.
 Rohingya Crisis, Myanmar (2017-Now)

major military crackdown on the Muslim

ethnic minority

killed almost 24,000 civilians

More than 1.2 million Rohingya have taken

shelter in Bangladesh
 The Russia-Ukraine war
Several resolutions were raised in the UN
Security Council and General Assembly,
but
none of them saw the light of day due
to the veto system.
 Palestinian crisis (1948-Now)
Israel controls 85 percent of historic
Palestine.

At least 15,000 Palestinians were killed

Israel is constantly bombing Palestinian

Gaza, demolishing their homes

The world has not seen any effective

action from the United Nations
 Kashmir dispute (1948-Now)

The Kashmir conflict is a dispute between India

and Pakistan over control of the region of
Kashmir

Kashmiris have been blocked in their own state

Regularly attacked, prosecuted, and tortured.

 Syrian civil war(2011-Now)

Overall the total death is around 2,20,000

The violance in syria cause millons of people

flee their home
 Yemen (2014-Now) civil war

More than 7600 people have been killed and 42,000

injured since March 2015

70% of the population is in need of aid

 Iraq invasion (2003-2011)

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has

described the US-led invasion of Iraq as illegal and
a violation of the UN charter.

1.2 million deaths (1,220,580), this estimate is the

highest number published so far.
 Failure of peacekeeping forces

Accused of killing Muslims in Yugoslavia.

Have been accused of sexual harassment as well

as of failing to protect civilians
Reasons of Failure of the United
Nations
 Veto Power

The power to say no or to stop an

official action is called the Veto
power.
 Having no authority

The U.N. does not have no power to enforce any

mandate.
 The sole dominance of the United States

The US is destabilizing one peaceful country

after another for their own interests, then
starting their traditional arms business.
 Limitation of peacekeepers

The crime of the UN peacekeepers is not judged by

international law. Respective countries take
responsibility for the judgment, but most of the time
authority want to hide the fault.