United Nations System

The Nations was the name that Franklin D. Roosevelt initially gave the Allies united against the Axis powers in World War n. The Nations Organization as such was founded in 1945 to save succeeding generations from the scourge of and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom. The victors in the war were recognized by being made permanent members of the Security Council, sharing primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. By 1950, the specialized functional agencies like the World Health Organization were associated with the general international organization form the Nations System. In recent times, as new problems such as human rights, economic development, peacekeeping, and protection of the environment were brought the attention of the Nations, new agencies, programs, and offices were added a system which, by design, was kept flexible. This annotated bibliography concentrates on literature produced over the last decade, or since the end of the Cold War, when the global problematique seemed require a Nations system with greater legal and military capacities. Critical as well as reform-minded works are emphasized. United Nations System is an essential resource that will be utilized by political scientists, historians, and international relations scholars.