Though credit has to be given to the UN for trying their best to make the world safe, I find it almost impossible to see the UN as actually being effective. They can make as many charters and declarations as they want and write as many formal papers about keeping the world safe as they deem necessary, but in the end those words aren’t going to prevent war. They said in the Charter that extreme actions would have to be taken to prevent war, but that seems to be ignoring the fact that extreme actions would in fact be war. Since the first Charter was done written after World War II, the UN has written more statements in the same manner, but still none of them are really taken to heart by the rest of the world. Further, their Security Council seemed to be created more to make a statement about who the UN thought the best nations were rather than who they thought could make sure the world was safe. After reading about the Security Council, though they seem to hold their personal decisions to a high level, they're decisions aren't publicized or really enforced. The Security Council isn't the only council with superficial sounding assignments. There is also an Economic and Social Council who is supposed to keep the world's economy and social problems under control. This doesn't even make sense because it is impossible for one group to keep hundreds of different economies and social climates under control. It's a fine idea, but practically impossible. Though it must be duly noted that the UN tries hard at maintaining peace, the UN is just pretty backdrop put in front international affairs so that the world doesn’t really see how dirty the countries of the world play negotiation games.