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The Role of the UN in the International Arena

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DOI: 10.23977/jsoce.2022.040418 | Downloads: 8 | Views: 525

Author(s)

Zhiying Xue 1, Deshu Kong 2

Affiliation(s)

1 School of Government and International Affairs, Durham University, UK
2 Ningxia University, China

Corresponding Author

Zhiying Xue

ABSTRACT

Dag Hammarskjöl, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, mentioned in a speech he delivered in May 1954: "The United Nations (UN) was not created to take mankind to heaven, but to save humanity from hell”. Based on Dag Hammarskjöl's words, this article attempts to analyse the meaning behind the words from the main functions and challenges of the UN. In addition, an attempt is made to view the context and institutional functions of the UN from a dialectical perspective. As an intergovernmental international organization composed of sovereign states, the development of the UN is usually accompanied by changes in the international environment. Although it cannot intervene in every country's problems and solve every voice, some cases in this article prove that it can provide some moral support, deterrence and material support for the international community.

KEYWORDS

UN, The functions of UN, The role of the UN, The limitations of UN

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Zhiying Xue, Deshu Kong, The Role of the UN in the International Arena. Journal of Sociology and Ethnology (2022) Vol. 4: 122-127. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/jsoce.2022.040418.

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