UN-doing the United Nations: Can its next chief fix a system under strain?

 Created in 1945 after two devastating world wars, the United Nations was designed to prevent another global catastrophe, provide a forum where countries could resolve disputes and give weaker countries a voice in an international system. The global platform once strongly voiced in the support of decolonisation, delivered humanitarian assistance, facilitated peace operations and provided a platform where even the smallest countries can speak is under immense strain. Created in 1945 after two devastating world wars, the United Nations was designed to prevent another global catastrophe, provide a forum where countries could resolve disputes and give weaker countries a voice in an international system. The global platform once strongly voiced in the support of decolonisation, delivered humanitarian assistance, facilitated peace operations and provided a platform where even the smallest countries can speak is under immense strain.