The United
Nations (UN) supports globalization in a number of ways.
First, the very
existence of the UN promotes globalization. It is the quintessential global organization.
Founded in 1945, it has endured far longer than its relatively unsuccessful predecessor, the
League of Nations. The failure of the League of Nations in the 1930s was a key reason for the
failure to prevent World War II (1939€“1945). There have not been any world wars since the UN
was founded, and the UN is at least partly responsible for that.
Second, the
UN promotes and practices international law. This is done through the International Court of
Justice (ICJ). The idea behind it is to reduce the likelihood of war by giving an international
and impartial body judicial powers. Moreover, the UN works hard to prevent war crimes. For
example, in September 2019, it issued a report stating that the US, the UK, and France may have
been complicit in war crimes in the war in Yemen.
Third, the UN seeks to
protect the global...
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