United Nations

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This paper takes a look at the role of the United Nations (UN). The paper points out that the UN is "an organization of nations that was formed in 1945 to promote peace, security, and international cooperation." The paper focuses specifically on the role of the UN in Iraq and Liberia, two countries where the UN is currently promoting peace and security.

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"The Office of the Iraq Program was established to implement UN enacted sanctions against Iraq. Contracts for aid had to be approved by this committee and as such any member country could place a hold on contracts that could be construed as assisting in Iraqi military purposes. R1051 was enacted and contained a list of items that were banned due to their potential to be utilized as military weapons. The US considered R1051 inadequate, thus placing holds on all contracts by other countries with Iraq (Rempel). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Harper, L. 24 April 2003. Iraq's Oil. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/iraq/oil_4-24-03.html
• Liberia: History. The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/world/A0859267.html
• Rempel, J. A Brief History of the United Nations. http://peace.mennolink.org/articles/iraqsancthist.html
• United Nations. Encarta http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761564986/United_Nations.html

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