Performance of United Nations more positive than negative

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Formed in 1945 its hopeful enthusiasm mirrored that of its failed predecessor, the League of Nations.

Under the United Nations mantle the victorious allies had inflicted final defeat on the world catastrophe created by German and Japanese territorial ambitions.

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UN harboured those who saw it as a vehicle for their own national ambitions and a cover for their own atrocities.

To the victors go the spoils – thus some nations that were founding members of the Security Council brought dubious records freedoms.

Indeed in some cases, appalling records of human abuse.

The four permanent members of the Security Council were Britain, the US, France, Russia and the Republic of China. Australia was a foundation member.

As the then atomic power, of personal world’s the US only possessed tool.

Britain had initially stood alone against the rise of fascist Germany and Japan, for which it and its Commonwealth paid an awful toll.

After a century of foreign and internal struggle, China was engaged in a fierce war against Mao Zedong’s communist revolution.

France had yet again borne a potent bargaining the brunt of a European power struggle.

The UN’S four official languages were English, French, Russian, Chinese and Spanish though Franco’s fascist Spain, neutral in World War II, was not at the table.

Wars between member states and corrupt dictators have affected but not stopped its attempt to create a safer world where its four freedoms should guarantee a not perfect world.

The talk doesn’t always live up to action.

Intrigue, corruption, bloated bureaucracies, internal theft, even paedophilia have detracted from its core goals.

Despite its multiple flaws the scoresheet remains more positive than negative and its performance report should read, ‘can do better’. better, if