. UNO and Global Disputes The Second World War proved that the League of Nation was a failure. World leaders realised the need for the creation of an effective organisation to prevent another war. At Dumbarton Oaks, a mansion in Georgetown, Washington, representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom met (August –October , ) and formulated proposals for a world organisation.
The Moscow declaration of recognised the need for an international organisation to replace the League of Nations. Subsequently, at the Yalta Conference held in February , decisions on the voting system in security council and a few other issues were raised. After holding deliberations and negotiations at the San Francisco Conference, held in April, , the Charter of the United Nations was finalised. Yalta Conference On October the UNO came into existence with members.
The main organs of the UN are the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and UN Secretariat. The Norwegian Foreign Minister, Trygve Lie, was elected the first UN Q.R.Code Trygve Lie Secretary-General. In addition to its main organs UNO has currently specialised agencies. Some of the prominent agencies are International Labour Organisation (ILO - Geneva), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO - Rome), International Monetary Fund (IMF - Washington (D.C)), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO - Paris), World Health Organisation (WHO - Geneva), and World Bank (Washington (D.C)).
Role of UNO in resolving Global disputes "Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed". (Preamble to the Constitution of UNO). UNO Headquarters UNO Headquarters, Newyork The birth of UNO coincided with the beginning of the Cold War. During this period the UNO played an important role in preventing wars.
But in disputes involving the permanent members of the Security Council the UNO was a mute spectator. UN has an army known as the UN Peace-keeping Force. Member states contribute soldiers to this force. The UN