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The Evolution and Challenges of the United Nations
The chapter discusses the changes that have occurred within the UN over the past 30 years, highlighting its challenges in peacekeeping and questioning its ability to maintain peace. It also highlights the resurgence of the UN in the 2000s through partnerships with regional bodies, but notes its misdirection after 9/11 and the conflicts in the Arab Spring. The chapter contemplates the need for UN reform and discusses the importance of the UN in safeguarding human rights despite its challenges.