UN

Question 1

aims

Answer 1

• maintaining peace
• promoting human rights
• social and economic development (UN development programme)

Question 2

favouring superpowers

Answer 2

• any of the 5 permanent members can veto a decision and prevent it
• USA, UK and France vote as one, leading to deadlock
  -security council accused of passing resolutions, condemning a country’s actions but failing to prevent them

Question 3

security mechanisms

Answer 3

• apply sanctions to countries that are a security risk, threatening another state
• authorising use of military force against a country
• UN peacekeeping force - keep peace in a conflict but don’t take sides