Past in Perspective.

'We need to use the United Nations Security Council and believe that preserving law and order in

today's complex and turbulent world is one of the few ways to keep international relations from sliding into chaos. The law is still the law, and we must follow it whether we like it or not.'

-Vladimir Putin

UN peacekeeping forces failed in avoiding the infamous Rwandan genocide.

After the end of World War II when the gruesome effects of war devastated most of the world, the victors put their heads together to establish an organisation to secure global peace and world order. For this purpose, United Nations (UN) was founded in October 24, 1945. It is currently made up of 193 Member States. The mission and work of the United Nations are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its charter. While the main aim behind founding the UN was to save the successive generations from the scourge of wars, with the passage of time the global body extended its own obligations and responses.

The UN also provides a forum for...