Encyclopedia of the United Nations (Facts on File Library of World History) by Jerry Pubantz
Facts on File; 2nd edition | August 2008 | English | ISBN: 0816069131 | 717 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Facts on File; 2nd edition | August 2008 | English | ISBN: 0816069131 | 717 pages | PDF | 12 MB
The United Nations was created as a response to the suffering caused by World War II. The goal of the organization, as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, was "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war." That goal is as vital today as it was in 1945. While other structures of the cold war era have disappeared completely or have undergone major revisions, the UN has gained increasing importance as a collective security response to the challenges that have emerged in this millennium.