SUPERPOWERS - the United Nations
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- The United Nations
- Set up in 1945 as part of an attempt to create a new world order of peace, prosperity and stability to avoid further wars.
- Security council is the most powerful decision-making body for the UN.
- decides when and where to take military action in countries where international laws are being broken
- applying sanctions to countries to force them to change their behaviours.
- The international court of justice upholds international law, its legal framework is western (set up by USA).
- Peacekeeping missions are set up by UN sourcing armed forces from member states. prevents conflica
- The UN FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE (UNFCCC) and INTER-GOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE (IPCC) form debates and agreements for global warming.
- COP21, Paris 2015, where many countries pledged to reduce CO2 emissions.
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