Expert Opinion; New Challenges Facing The United Nations

Funda KESKİN

Article Details

Expert Opinion; New Challenges Facing The United Nations

Authors:

Funda KESKİN

Publisher:

Ankara University

Journal:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2002 Issue 33, pp.271-284

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2002

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668865

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943

Abstract:

 

The UN was constructed on the basis of sovereign nation-states and  of the sanctity of the frontiers of each under the Charter. Since the end of  the Cold War, the UN suddenly found itself overburdened by the many new  tasks, and many optimistic opinions vvere expressed about the role of UN  multilateralism in the nevv vvorld order  Generally, ali efforts aimed at adapting the UN to the changing  conditions are called reform. Re-organization of the Secretariat, redefming  priorities, re-organization of the inter-governmental mechanism are only  some of them. Member states, facing vvith the problems they cannot handle  alone, have directed the organization to take on nevv responsibilities  including responding to refugee flovvs, preserving human rights, building  sustainable development, ete. These tasks can only be undertaken through a  global organization such as the UN. Nevertheless, the member states have  alvvays been far readier to add mandates or tasks for the U.N. than to  terminate existing ones. Attempts to achieve a system-vvide reform has been  fevv and modest. The current vvave is broader and more ambitious than its  predecessors. The vvork vvithin the secretariat has produced more visible  and immediate results, vvhile the member state dialogue is stili continuing.

Article Details

Expert Opinion; New Challenges Facing The United Nations

Authors: Funda KESKİN

Publisher: Ankara University

Journal: The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2002 Issue 33, pp.271-284

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 4/2002

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2000668865

Frequency: Annual

eISSN: 2667-5382

pISSN: 0544-1943

Issues

Authors:

Funda KESKİN

Publisher:

Ankara University

Journal:

The Turkish Yearbook of International Relations 2002 Issue 33, pp.271-284

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

4/2002

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2000668865

Frequency:

Annual

eISSN:

2667-5382

pISSN:

0544-1943