From CGI member EmWu:

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https://youtu.be/6__Cd5yRKQ4

To understand how the U.N. arrived at this point, let’s look at its background. Founded in 1945 by 51 countries after World War II, the U.N. “is committed to maintaining international peace and security; developing friendly relations among nations; and promoting social progress, better living standards, and human rights.”

These are “motherhood and apple pie” objectives.

More realistically, the U.N. was a victors’ construct designed both to preserve peace and maintain global dominance. The five original permanent Security Council members, with veto rights over all security-related action, were the Republic of China (now Peoples Republic of China), France, United Kingdom, USSR (now Russia), and the United States. In politico-military terms, this is a “chandelier balance” in which three or four actors can prevent aggressive action by the other(s).