Security. On the economic, social and humanitarian level, speaking. Besides peace, this is what the United Nations wanted to offer when it was established in 1945 (Amrith 254). Many different people from many countries, East and West, contributed to its establishment. United States President Franklin Delanore Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, contributed greatly to the founding of the United Nations (Amrith, p. 253). The security and peace that the UN was supposed to provide were in high demand after World War II and so were built around these ideas (Amrith 253). The first article of the United Nations Charter clearly states that the purpose of the UN Security Council is “to take effective collective action to prevent and eliminate threats to the peace” (White 548). Additionally, the UN's idea of ​​the Responsibility to Protect, which, it should be noted, is not yet international law, states that it is a country's job to protect its citizens from mass atrocities, but if the nation fails to do so, it becomes the responsibility of the international community (White 545,547). Recent events have unfortunately led some to question whether the UN is serving its purpose, and all for one reason: the five veto powers present in the Security Council (Reuters Para. 12). Currently, the United States, United Kingdom, France, China, and Russia can veto any UN resolution, regardless of opposition, if they wish (Amrith 255). Power has rested with the members of the Security Council since its beginning; however, maybe it's time to get rid of it. The United Nations should completely abolish the veto power in the Security Council to ensure that all nations have an equal voice in the committee and that countries are...... middle of paper ......s . “Russia opposes UN resolution that will not recognize Crimea vote.” NBCNews.com. March 15, 2014. NBCNews.com, 2014. Web. March 25, 2014. “Russia reprimanded by France after Syrian veto.” International Business Times, June 2. Web. March 24, 2014. White, Emily Kidd. “Humanity as A and Ω of sovereignty: four responses to Anne Peters.” European Journal of International Law 20.3 (2009): 545-549. Internet. March 24 2014 .