TO:                  Professor Ahmad Kamal

FROM:            Michiru Sugi

SUBJECT:       NYU-UN-MS-A2

Final Paper Outline

 

Thesis Statement

In terms of its peacekeeping operations, how should the United Nations accommodate itself to the changes in its environment and become more effective?

 

 

Outline

1. Introduction
2. Facts
1. Peace and Security: Primary Mission of the United Nations
2. Peacekeeping Budget
3. Charter of the United Nations

                                                               i.      Against the Use of Force or Threat of the Use of Force

                                                             ii.      Exceptions: Articles 42 and 51

                                                            iii.      Role of the Security Council

4. Peacekeeping Operations: Past and Present
5. Changes in Environment

                                                               i.      End of the Cold War

                                                             ii.      War between States to Civil War

6. Challenges Facing the United Nations

                                                               i.      Lack of Political Will

                                                             ii.      Depressed Budget/Financial Priorities

7. Call for Changes in Peacekeeping Efforts

                                                               i.      “Agenda for Peace”

                                                             ii.      The Brahimi Report

                                                            iii.      Peacekeeping, Peace Enforcement or Peace-building?

8. Future Trends
2. Analysis/Implications
1. Need for More Preventive Measures – Long-term Solutions
2. Synergy: Joining Forces with the Social and Economic Development Initiatives
3. Cooperation with Other Organizations
3. Conclusion