The War I And World War II - 1946 Words

Human history has not been peaceful at all; there have been big mass murders, terrorist attacks, and, worst of all, wars. There were and still are wars all over the world, like in Palestine, where people are killing each other because of religion, or in Syria, where people are killing each other because of a protest against Syria’s president. These are not the only reasons that caused gigantic wars. In fact, World War I and World War II, the most horrible, bloody, and catastrophic wars in history, started because of chain reactions. At that point of the human history, the International Community felt strongly the need to overcome all possible difficulties and fuse together into a supranational body, with a clear mandate of spreading and†¦show more content†¦As a result of this conference, on October 24, 1945, the UN was formed to prevent other world wars and to bring peace in countries of the world. The preamble of the UN Charter says: â€Å"WE THE PEOPLES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DETERMINED to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom† Other nations joined after the United Nations was formed and soon 50 nations signed the Charter. Nowadays, the last member that affiliated was South Sudan, which was the 193rd member to join. The founding group of the United Nations, formed by the winning power of World War II (China, England, France, USSR, and USA), still keep privileges. The most important is the â€Å"right to veto†, which means that if one of these nations does not agree with a decision, then it is dismissed and will not apply to anything. To fulfill its mandate, the UN created the Blue Helmets, which are trained soldiers that perform peacekeeping and post-conflict peacebuilding operations. These people