functions of the UN

• article 24 of the UN charter

  it is the Security Council's primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security
• The UN is guided by ‘preventing war, upholding human rights, international law and social progress’.
• AIMS of the UN

  • maintain peace and security 
  • develop relations between states
  • foster cooperation between states in solving problems of an economic, cultural, social and humanitarian nature.
  • promote respect for human rights
• Roles of the UN

  • Uphold International Law and cooperating with international systems of justice such as the ICC

  Deliver Humanitarian Aid to focus on the safety and security of vulnerable people

  • Peacekeeping helps navigate the path from conflict to peace, strengthening the UN’s legitimacy, burden sharing and an ability to deploy troops and police from around the world. 

  Address mandates set by the UNSC and GA