UN SYSTEM AND GLOBAL PEACE AND SECURITY: AN ASSESSMENT

This comprehensive assessment examines the effectiveness of the United Nations system in maintaining global peace and security during the mid-1980s. The article explores the theoretical foundations and practical operations of UN peace and security mechanisms, analyzing their evolution since the organization's establishment. The research investigates the performance of key UN organs including the Security Council, General Assembly, and Secretariat in addressing international conflicts and security threats. The study assesses specific conflict resolution efforts, peacekeeping operations, and preventive diplomacy initiatives undertaken by the UN during this period. The article examines the impact of Cold War dynamics on UN effectiveness and analyzes how changing great power relations are affecting the organization's security role. The research also evaluates reform proposals for strengthening the UN's capacity to address emerging security challenges. Furthermore, the analysis considers the future role of the United Nations in the evolving international security architecture.

The United Nations system represented the primary institutional framework for international peace and security during the Cold War period, with this article providing a comprehensive assessment of its effectiveness in the mid-1980s. The research begins by examining the theoretical foundations of the UN security system, analyzing how the Charter framework envisioned collective security and the practical adaptations that emerged during decades of East-West confrontation. The analysis explores the role of key UN organs in maintaining international peace and security, assessing the Security Council's performance in authorization and oversight, the General Assembly's deliberative and normative functions, and the Secretary-General's diplomatic and operational roles. The article investigates UN peacekeeping operations, analyzing their evolution from traditional interposition forces to more complex multidimensional missions and assessing their effectiveness in different conflict contexts. The study examines conflict resolution efforts, including mediation, good offices, and fact-finding missions, and evaluates their contributions to preventing or resolving international disputes. The research assesses the impact of Cold War dynamics on UN effectiveness, analyzing how superpower vetoes, ideological divisions, and proxy conflicts constrained the organization's security role. Based on the comprehensive assessment, the article identifies both significant achievements and persistent limitations in the UN's peace and security functions and analyzes reform proposals for enhancing organizational effectiveness. The findings provide valuable insights into the challenges of multilateral security governance and contribute to understanding how international organizations can promote peace in divided international systems.