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   The -Unit.-led Nations
   By Douglas Mattern
        Although often maligned, misunde:,,-
   stood, and even maliciously used as a
   scapegoat by governments and unin-
   formed individuals, the United Nations
   remains the only pivotal global force to
   move toward the world community that:~s
   imperative for our civilization to survive
   and move forward to the 21st century.
        It is important to remember that the
   creation of the UN was something of a
   miracle itself, coming as it did during one
   of the darkest periods of human history:
   World War 11. A foundation of principles
   began as early as 194t, as embodied in
   the Atlantic Charter designed by President
   Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill.
   In 1942, a total of 47 allied nations agreed
   to a Declaration of the United Nations
   (named by President Roosevelt) which
   supported the Atlantic Charter. In 1943, a
   major step was achieved through the
   Moscow Declaration when the allied na-
   tions first openly committed themselves to
   the creation of this new world organiza-
   tion. In 1944, representatives from the
   major allied powers met at Dumbarton
   Oaks in Washington, D.C. to establish the
   first blueprints for the UN Charter. In
   1945, at Yalta, the U.S., USSR, and the
   United Kingdom ironed out the final de-
   tails of the new global organization.
        Later in that same year the United
   Nations Charter was completed in San
   Francisco. Representatives from 50 na-
   tions worked for three months in harmony
   to produce one of history's greatest
   documents. Moreover, this work was not
   confined to the ideas of government rep-
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   Still the Best Hope for Humankind?

   
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