The Role of the United Nations in Peace and Conflict: A Critical Analysis

Abstract

This study examines critically the role of the United Nations (UN) in dealing with the various existing conflicts around the world and the issues it faces in fulfilling its fundamental mission of peace and security. In spite of the fact that the UN plays a pivotal role in the management of international issues, it is not effectively responding towards complex crisis situations, especially in some regions like Palestine, Ukraine, the Middle East, South Asia, etc since 2020. The limitations of the UN to adapt to rapidly changing geopolitical landscapes and conflicting interests of member states are apparent in these respective regions. càr is the credibility of the UN'scollapse in Afghanistan specifically and unz security Council generally with the focus on how the UN has responded to the conflicts through peaciphilie efforts, humanitarian assistance and diplomatic action. It examines UN's successes and failures in these areas with important obstacles reducing its effectiveness, such as politics tearing it apart, a lack of resources, and a lack of enforcement power. The aim of the study is to assess the overall effectiveness of the UN and the external and internal challenges it is facing in conflict resolution.By means of this study, content analysis of secondary sources has been adopted, which included the official UN reports, resolutions and academic literature as well as the news articles and the expert analyses. By combing through these materials, the paper presents a comprehensive picture of the UN's interventions and outcomes of those interventions. Results from the research showed that although the UN has made significant attempts in intervening in situations, it is often disabled by political and structural constraints. The study concludes that there is a great need for reform in order to enhance the UN's ability to respond better and more impartially to global challenges.