The United Nations are needed in order to carry out the plans for a one world government and destroy the sovereignty of all nations. For decades the Council on Foreign Relations and its associated Trilateral Commission and Bilderberg participants have all worked tirelessly to establish a world government under control of the United Nations.
It goes much deeper than this but that's the answer in a nutshell.
The most important role of the United Nations is to maintain peace and order in this world and not cause war. P.S. I know you want this for requirement 4 on the Citizenship in the World merit badge.
To maintain peace and order in this world.
The US is one of the founding nations of the UN, and holds a permanent seat on the UN Security Council.
Although it is familiar with the International system, the United States uses the English system of units.
Today, UNICEF stands for the "United Nations Children's Fund". It was originally known as the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. Its name was shortened in 1953 when UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations system.
Joseph Preston Baratta has written: 'United Nations System (International Organizations)' 'Human rights' -- subject(s): Government policy, Human rights, International Bill of Human Rights, United Nations, United Nations. Commission on Human Rights 'Strength the UN'
The International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) system was established by the United Nations (UN) in 1948
The International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) system was established by the United Nations (UN) in 1948
Three nations have not officially adopted the International System of Units as their primary or sole system of measurement: Burma, Liberia, and the United States.
Academic Council of the United Nations System was created in 1987-06.
UNICEF was originally the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. It's official name is now United Nations Children's Fund. UNICEF was created by the United Nations General Assembly on December 11, 1946, to provide emergency food and healthcare to children in countries that had been devastated by World War II. In 1953, UNICEF became a permanent part of the United Nations System . The current mission of UNICEF is to provide long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.
from www.un.org: The purposes of the United Nations, as set forth in the Charter, are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends.
International Monetary System
Elizabeth H. Armstrong has written: 'The inauguration of the trusteeship system of the United Nations' -- subject(s): International trusteeships, United Nations, United Nations. Trusteeship Council 'The crisis of Quebec, 1914-18' -- subject(s): English-French relations, French-Canadians, History, Military service, compulsory, Nationality, World War, 1914-1918
Because total unity amongst the nations of the world is incredibly difficult - they all have different foreign policy objectives, and, if we are to rely on Realist IR theorists, all nations must act selfishly in order to survive in the international anarchic system.