Compose a 2000 words essay on Should we place greater faith in the UN as a means for handling global conflict. Needs to be plagiarism free!II.United Nations OrganisationThe history of United Nations O

Compose a 2000 words essay on Should we place greater faith in the UN as a means for handling global conflict. Needs to be plagiarism free!

II.United Nations Organisation

The history of United Nations Organisation started with the wartime alliance in January 1, 1942. Its official existence came on 24 October 1945. This was the time the Charter had been approved by countries like China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom,

and the United States and by a majority of other signatories. The official language of UN is Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. There are 192 United Nations member states. It headquarters in New York City.

The name "United Nations", coined by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was first used in the "Declaration by United Nations" of 1 January 1942, during the Second World War, when representatives of 26 nations pledged their Governments to continue fighting together against the Axis Powers.

Since 1948 there have been 60 Peacekeeping operations. At present scenario there are 16 peacekeeping operations going on across the world. There a force of around 66,921 as Military personnel and civilian police. 106 Countries are contributing military personnel and civilian police while number of International civilian personnel is 4,475, Local civilian personnel are 7,996 and UN Volunteers are 1,762. The total number of personnel serving in peacekeeping operations is 81,154. Since 1948 there have been approximately two thousand and four fatalities in peacekeeping operations. This fatality figure includes only military and civilian police, civilian international and local personnel in United Nations peacekeeping operations. There approved budget of the UN operations from July 2004-30 June 2005 is about $4.47 billion.