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= Formation of the United Nations 2 = The United Nations or the (UN) is an organization of independent countries that have agreed to keep the peace for the greater good of all belonging nations and act together to prevent wars. The UN, which replaced the League of Nations, was founded by Canada and about 50 other countries on October, 24, 1945. Its headquarters are in New York, U.S. By 2002, membership was finally extended to every country in the world, gaining to 191 member nations. The UN General Assembly is a body that meets every year and discusses world problems. Moreover, the UN Security Council is responsible for keeping world peace and security. There are 15 member countries including Canada. Canada has been elected to this Council many times. The UN Security Council usually tries to solve conflicts in peaceful ways. Otherwise, the Council may take military action against the offending country if there is a threat to peace. Peacekeeping is a major UN activity. The UN also helps member governments and encourages co-operation between countries in areas such as trade, refugees, and human rights.

The United Nations has reached out to help countries with the problems of peacekeeping, as well as economic issues and social co-operation nationally and internationally. It has stopped and relieved some violent civil wars with food distribution, peacekeeping, and construction projects in countries such as Somalia and Yugoslavia. As one of the major members of the United Nations, Canada is the world’s best-known peacekeeper. Canada has contributed soldiers to every UN peacekeeping operation. For instance, Canadian troops were part of the UN force to fight against the invaders in Korean War in 1950. Moreover, the Canadian Prime minister Lester B. Pearson sent a peacekeeping force to the Middle East at the time of the Suez Crisis. The prime minister was later given the Nobel Peace Prize for this decision in 1957. However, an incident where a few soldiers were trying to kill a Somali citizen in the early 1990s has given the peacekeeping troops a bad record. Despite this incident, Canada has taken part in more UN peacekeeping missions successfully than any other country. The blue helmet of the UN has become an important International symbol with our troops. In conclusion, the peacekeeping missions would not be as successful without Canadians. Without the United Nations, there would be more wars and the world would be less peaceful.