UN’ SECRETARIES-GENERAL INITIATIVES IN RESPONSE TO THE CHALLENGES OF THE INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT

Abstract

Throughout its history, the United Nations (UN) has developed and tried to adapt in order to be able to respond to the challenges of the international security environment. Contemporary society is composed of a complex of economic, political, cultural, religious entities, etc., in a continuous evolution or transformation, which also generate ever new challenges to the very existence of human existence. Against this background, we have considered it useful to review some UN initiatives, key documents and policies, from the beginning until nowadays, in order to address as many of the challenges as possible in the international security environment, in an attempt to create a better world, demonstrating the important role of SecretariesGeneral in the evolution and development of the organization.