The United Nations

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The paper examines why the United nations has become such a dominant and important factor within global affairs. The paper focuses on how the leadership of the United Nations has helped to make the organization the premier leader within international relations. The paper looks at the term of Secretary General Kofi Annan, considered the United Nation's strongest leader. The paper also discusses how he represents the multi-cultural focus of the UN that is the basis for the UN's success.

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"Due to America's disobedience in the war on Iraq as well as numerous other international calamities, the United Nations has appeared to lose its allure as the avenue of world conflict resolution. Despite these claims however, the effectiveness of the United Nations cannot be ignored. There has not been a major global conflict since the Second World War, and the United Nations has changed the face of humanitarian, economic, and political efforts throughout the world."

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• Arnold, Tim. Reforming the UN: Its Economic Role. London: Royal Institute of International Affairs, 1995. Discussion Paper, No. 57. 47 p.
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